Head Start and Early Head Start programs are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS), within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
OHS administers grant funding and oversight to 1,600 public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies that offer Head Start services in local communities. Head Start and Early Head Start grant recipients provide services to more than 1 million children every year, in every U.S. state and territory, in farm worker camps, and in more than 155 tribal communities. OHS is appropriated more than $10 billion per fiscal year for programs under the Head Start Act. Funding details may be found at Head Start Program Facts.
OHS also provides federal policy direction and a training and technical assistance (TTA) system to assist grant recipients in delivering comprehensive services to eligible young children and their families. Learn more about Head Start services. To learn how to apply for a Head Start grant, see the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Locator section.