Posts Tagged ‘appropriations’
OHS Announces Supplemental Grant Funds to Help Agencies Increase Program Hours
Ever since the Office of Head Start (OHS) announced the full enrollment initiative in June, we’ve been receiving a lot of questions about what kind of support Head Start will provide at the federal level to help programs get closer to the goal of full enrollment. We’re starting to see those questions get answered. OHS…
Read MoreHead Start Receives $1Billion Funding Increase in New Appropriations Bill
On January 13, Congress released the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. The $1.1 trillion spending bill includes a healthy increase for education programs, bringing them close to their pre-sequestration levels. For Head Start in particular, that includes a $1billion funding increase for the 2014-2015 school year. Head Start advocates are praising the move.…
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