Scus Head Start Programs Inc.

Scus Head Start Programs Inc., doing business as Head Start Grantee, is a tax-exempt non-profit child entity of Save The Children Federation, Inc., headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. The organization operates as a federal grant recipient (22% prime awards, 78% sub-awards) delivering Head Start and Early Head Start programming under CFDA 93.600 (Office of Head Start) and child nutrition services funded through the Department of Agriculture and state child nutrition programs.

Scus Head Start Programs Inc. serves as prime recipient on comprehensive early childhood development grants and as sub-recipient on child nutrition reimbursement awards. The organization's core capability centers on delivering Head Start and Early Head Start services — early learning instruction, health and nutritional support, social-emotional development, and family engagement — to low-income children and families across multiple states. Representative prime grant work includes a $6.99 million five-year Head Start and Early Head Start award from the Office of Head Start effective June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031, for programming in Tennessee; a $485,250 five-year award from the Office of Head Start awarded February 1, 2026, for Arkansas Head Start and Early Head Start services through January 31, 2031; and a Head Start and Early Head Start project grant awarded July 1, 2025, with completion in June 2030. All prime grants require a 20 percent non-federal match.

The vendor's customer base is concentrated in federal child nutrition and early childhood programs. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service accounts for 75 awards (78% of the total award count), primarily consisting of state-pass-through child nutrition reimbursement sub-awards from the Tennessee Department of Human Services, Louisiana Department of Administration, and other state education agencies for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Child Nutrition block meal reimbursements. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families holds 20 awards (21% of volume), driven by the Head Start and Early Head Start prime grants and related programming. The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management accounts for one award. The prime grant footprint reflects stable activity: 12 awards in 2021, a dip to 9 in 2023, then growth to 27 in 2024 and 30 in 2025, with 18 awards recorded through mid-2026. Five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure for the vendor. Across the sub-award portfolio, monthly pass-through reimbursements for child nutrition services to state administering agencies in Tennessee and Louisiana constitute the operational backbone of the organization's federal funding stream.