Federal Grant Award Summary

Community Partnership for Child Development, doing business as Head Start of El Paso County, received an $8.52 million Project Grant award from the Office of Head Start (CFDA 93.600) effective July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. This award funds comprehensive early childhood education and family support services designed to promote school readiness among low-income children and families in Colorado Springs. The organization delivers core Head Start services including educational instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development programming, and family engagement initiatives tailored to the local community's needs.

The funded activities support both traditional Head Start preschool programs serving three- and four-year-old children and Early Head Start services targeting infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. As an established Head Start prime recipient with over $136 million in cumulative federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services, Community Partnership for Child Development leverages additional support through subrecipient partnerships with the City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County to enhance parental engagement, behavioral health services for children, and nutritious meal provision through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.