Aian head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $874,715 to Yankton Sioux Tribe on May 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education and family support services to American Indian and Alaska Native children and families. The award, a Project Grant with an obligated amount of $874,715, carries a period of performance from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, and is performed in South Dakota. Head Start enhances cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children through educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services to enrollees and their families, with local programs tailored to address community needs. The Yankton Sioux Tribe, a federally recognized Indian tribe headquartered in Wagner, South Dakota, operates as a tribal government entity and receives federal assistance exclusively through grant mechanisms rather than contracts. The tribe's federal portfolio centers on formula and project grants supporting community benefit and social services, with the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounting for approximately 29 percent of the tribe's total award count. Awards to American Indian and Alaska Native programs are issued by the Head Start Central Office. Non-competing continuations are issued based on satisfactory progress, compliance with terms and conditions, and determination that continuation funding is in the best interest of the federal government.