Aian head start

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded ST Croix Chippewa Indians Of Wisconsin $688,679 on August 31, 2026, under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to support early childhood development and school readiness services through the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start component.

The five-year award runs through August 31, 2031, with performance in Wisconsin. Head Start services delivered by the recipient enhance cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of enrolled children through educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services, while engaging parents as partners in core areas of early learning, health, and family well-being. The recipient, a federally recognized tribal government, holds direct recipient status on 251 prime federal grants across health, social services, environmental, and justice programs and administers formula allocations and project grants serving tribal members and residents within and near the St. Croix reservation. Awards to American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start programs are issued by the Office of Head Start's Central Office. Recipients are measured during the initial five-year period by criteria that determine eligibility for renewal; failure to meet criteria makes the service area and funding available through competition.