Aian head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Santa Clara Pueblo $752,783 on April 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education and related services through a five-year project grant.

Santa Clara Pueblo will operate Head Start services in New Mexico through March 31, 2031, providing educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrolled children and families. The Head Start program promotes school readiness by enhancing cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of young children, including preschool-age children and infants and toddlers served through Early Head Start components.

The award obligates $752,783 against the total project scope. Santa Clara Pueblo, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Espanola, New Mexico, operates as a direct recipient administering federal funds for tribal community benefit. The Pueblo's recent federal portfolio spans 315 grants across 51 agencies, with substantial concentration in formula and project grants from HHS Administration for Children and Families (23 awards), the Environmental Protection Agency, and the HHS Administration for Community Living.

Head Start awards to American Indian and Alaska Native programs are issued by the ACF Central Office. Recipients operate under non-competing continuation terms and are measured against criteria that determine eligibility for renewal; failure to meet criteria makes the service area and funding available through competition. Awards are made for five-year periods with satisfactory progress and compliance required for continuation funding.