Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start grants go directly from HHS's Administration for Children and Families to local agencies, with no state in between. Grantees follow the Head Start Act, the Head Start Program Performance Standards at 45 CFR parts 1301 to 1305, and the HHS version of the Uniform Guidance.

Two finance rules come up often. Grantees must provide a non-federal match, generally 20 percent of the total cost of the program, unless the Office of Head Start approves a waiver (45 CFR 1303.4). Development and administrative costs can't exceed 15 percent of total approved costs, including the match (45 CFR 1303.5). The Office of Head Start announces changes through Program Instructions and Information Memoranda. Head Start is Assistance Listing 93.600 and is covered in the Compliance Supplement.

This page collects every item from The Drawdown about Head Start, newest first, with a link to the source.