Project Grant 90CI010241
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Kawerak, Inc. $17.352 million on January 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start services. Kawerak, Inc., a tribal consortium based in Nome, Alaska, representing 20 federally recognized tribes across the Bering Strait, Norton Sound, and Yukon regions, will provide early childhood education, health, nutritional,...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Kenaitze Indian Tribe $5,156,408 on January 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start services. Kenaitze Indian Tribe operates Head Start preschool programs serving 3- and 4-year-old children and Early Head Start programs serving infants, toddlers, and pregnant women across the central Kenai Peninsula. The programs enhance...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $3.279 million to Play'n Learn Center, Inc. on February 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). Play'n Learn Center operates Head Start and Early Head Start services in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving three- and four-year-old children through Head Start preschool programming and infants, toddlers, and pregnant women through Early Head Start. The award funds educational instruction, health and...
- The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $941,730 to Fairbanks Native Association, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) to support the FNA Native Youth College- and Career-Readiness Project. The award runs through September 30, 2027, with performance in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks Native Association is a tribally owned nonprofit serving American Indian and Alaska Native...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Fairbanks Native Association, Inc., $200,694 on October 1, 2025, under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569). The award runs through September 30, 2027, and is distributed as a formula grant. Fairbanks Native Association is a tribally owned non-profit in Fairbanks, Alaska, serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The organization delivers...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $842,094 to the Pueblo of Taos on April 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start services in New Mexico through March 31, 2031. The award funds early childhood education, health, nutrition, social services, and family engagement programming tailored to the Pueblo's service area. Head Start serves primarily 3- and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Fort Belknap Community Council $6,300,489 on November 1, 2025, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education, health, nutritional, social, and family support services on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana through its Indian Action Program division. The award funds a five-year project through October 31, 2030. Head Start services delivered under this grant...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Samish Indian Nation $1,589,587 on April 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start services. The award funds educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services that enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of low-income children and families, with emphasis on school readiness....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Seneca Nation of Indians $1.86 million on December 1, 2025, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to deliver early childhood education and related services to American Indian children and families. Head Start funding supports educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services promoting school readiness and cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development for enrollees....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $520,538 to the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma on June 30, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start services. The award funds early childhood education and school readiness activities serving American Indian children and families in Ponca City, Oklahoma, through June 30, 2031. Head Start services enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Fairbanks Native Association, Inc. $6,178,218 on September 1, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to operate American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head Start services. FNA will deliver Head Start preschool services for 3- and 4-year-old children and Early Head Start services for infants, toddlers, and pregnant women throughout Alaska. The award covers the five-year period from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. Head Start services encompass early learning, health, nutrition, social-emotional development, and family engagement to promote school readiness and long-term success for vulnerable young children and their families. FNA is a non-profit, tribally owned organization based in Fairbanks that serves American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The organization holds tax-exempt status and is recognized as a Native American business. The Head Start program operates through local agencies that tailor federal services to regional family needs; awards to American Indian and Alaska Native programs are issued centrally rather than through ACF's regional offices.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $6.2m | 8/11/26 |