Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 130 Riverview Dr Ste C, Flowood, MS 39232, USA
- Website
- fcmi-ms.org
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 99 Non-Classifiable Establishments
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $1,338,616 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $27,182,288 | |
| Early head start ? Child care partnership and early head start expansion | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $9,645,841 | |
| Head start and early head start | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $612,426,472 | |
| American rescue plan | Office of Grants Management (ACF) | $5,717,021 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc., doing business as Community Pride, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Flowood, Mississippi that has established itself as a significant provider of federal grant-funded services to support early childhood development and family welfare. Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since February 2006, the organization maintains a demonstrated commitment to serving low-income families and children across Mississippi through comprehensive federal grant administration. The organization has built an extensive track record managing over $337 million in federal grant funding dedicated to child development, nutrition, and care services throughout the state.
Community Pride's federal grant portfolio is predominantly centered on early childhood education and support services administered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start. The organization's most significant award is a $13.5 million Head Start Project Grant effective from December 2025 through November 2030, which supports comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services for low-income children from birth through compulsory school age. Prior Head Start awards include programming funded under standard Head Start and Early Head Start initiatives dating from July 2021, as well as American Rescue Plan supplemental funding through March 2024. Community Pride also received sub-grant awards related to child nutrition programming, including Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) funding and Child Nutrition Program Block Consolidated allocations, which were administered through the Mississippi Department of Education as the prime grantee. These nutrition-focused sub-awards, dating from 2021 through 2022, demonstrate the organization's integrated approach to supporting child welfare through both educational and nutritional services across multiple federal funding streams.
Quick answers
Is Friends Of Children Of Mississippi, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Friends Of Children Of Mississippi, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through November 14, 2026.
What is Friends Of Children Of Mississippi, Inc.'s CAGE code?
Friends Of Children Of Mississippi, Inc.'s CAGE code is 4BD66, and its Unique Entity ID (UEI) is MUE9JLDTNUU1.
What is Friends Of Children Of Mississippi, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Friends Of Children Of Mississippi, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Early head start (04HP000714), from Office of Grants Management (ACF), on September 1, 2026.
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