Kids Are First, Inc.

Kids Are First, Inc. is a Texas-based non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since February 2012 that serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards focused on early childhood development and education. The organization specializes in providing comprehensive Head Start and Early Head Start services to low-income families and children in the Carrizo Springs area, delivering a full spectrum of developmental support through educational, nutritional, health, and social services designed to promote school readiness for children from birth through compulsory school age.

Kids Are First, Inc. has demonstrated consistent engagement with federal grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. Most significantly, the organization received a major Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant valued at $7,962,657 awarded on December 1, 2025, with a project period extending through November 30, 2030, which will support the delivery of holistic early childhood services to vulnerable populations. Additionally, the organization received American Rescue Plan funding through the Office of Head Start in April 2021 to support pandemic-related recovery efforts in its Head Start programs, with that grant period concluding in March 2023. Beyond its prime grant awards, Kids Are First, Inc. has also functioned as a sub-grantee under the Texas Department of Agriculture, receiving federal pass-through funding on three separate occasions (March 2021 and November 2021) that further expanded its capacity to serve eligible children and families. Collectively, the organization's federal grant portfolio has exceeded $55 million since 2020, reflecting sustained federal investment in its early childhood education and support service delivery model.