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Head Start and Early Head Start Grants (Competitive) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). The Office of Head Start awards grants to public and private agencies to provide comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and families.
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/Office of Head Start (OHS) The Office of Head Start (OHS) awards grants to public and private agencies on a competitive basis to provide comprehensive services to specific communities. The Office of Head Start (OHS) awards grants to public and private agencies on a competitive basis to provide comprehensive services to specific communities.
Head Start grant recipients provide services as described in the Head Start Program Performance Standards and in accordance with the Head Start Act of 2007. OHS is responsible for oversight of these grant recipients to ensure the performance standards are met and the best quality of care is provided to the enrolled children.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Public and private non-profit agencies, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Head Start and Early Head Start Grants (Competitive) is funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Head Start/Early Head Start Grants is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). This is a competitive grant opportunity for organizations providing high-quality Head Start and Early Head Start services to low-income children and families. The Office of Head Start (OHS) posts notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) to solicit applications for grant funds to specific service areas or through national competitions. Funding is available for programs that promote school readiness through comprehensive early learning, health, nutrition, and family support services.
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Maryland is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). This discretionary federal grant competition aims to select recipients to operate Head Start and/or Early Head Start programs in specific, defined service areas within Maryland.
Head Start and Early Head Start Funding Opportunities is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Head Start (OHS). The Office of Head Start (OHS) provides funding opportunities for programs that deliver comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and families. While not exclusively focused on teacher workforce development, these grants inherently support the ECE workforce by funding programs that employ ECE teachers and staff, and OHS is actively proposing new requirements to support and stabilize the Head Start workforce, including requirements for wages and benefits.
HHS published 'Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs' on August 7, 2026, proposing to strip federal staff-child ratios, health screening timelines, and credential requirements from the Program Performance Standards — and to force roughly $754 million out of administrative budgets across 1,700 grant recipients. Here is what is actually in the NPRM, what the Head Start Act still requires regardless, and how to write a comment that changes the final rule.
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