Following funding delays, uncertainty and anxiety linger at Head Start ...
Mar 6, 2025 · Due to a January funding freeze that paused most federal grants and loans, some Head Start programs across the country were temporarily prevented from accessing their federal funding. Still, the effects of these delays linger as the programs face an …
Federal Grant Freeze Puts Head Start Children and Families at …
Jan 28, 2025 · Last night, the Trump administration released a memo that temporarily paused all federal grants and loan disbursements. It has sparked major confusion across the entire federal government, and created panic among Head Start grant recipients who are currently not able to draw down any funds.
Head Start child care programs are still unable to access federal …
Feb 5, 2025 · Programs serving 20,000 children have faced funding delays since the Trump administration announced (and then announced rescinding) a temporary freeze on federal aid last week.
Trump’s funding freeze hits Head Start programs, putting low …
Feb 5, 2025 · Several programs that rely on funding from Head Start, a federally-funded childcare and education program for low-income families, aren’t receiving the funds they need to operate following the Office of Management and Budget’s order to freeze federal grants and funds.
Dozens of Head Start Programs Still Aren't Receiving Promised …
Feb 5, 2025 · Two judges have halted the Trump administration’s Jan. 27 order to broadly freeze billions of dollars of federal grants . The administration itself has rescinded the plan. And federal agency...
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start ...
Jan 29, 2025 · State Medicaid agencies, federally funded Head Start early education programs and community health centers had been among those cut off from access to the Payment …
Nearly 20,000 Children and Families Impacted by Delay in …
Feb 4, 2025 · The National Head Start Association (NHSA) conducted a survey of Head Start grant recipients on February 4, 2025. The survey, which remains open, found that at least 45 grant recipients serving nearly 20,000 children ages zero to five and their families, are experiencing delays in accessing funds.
Head Start and Medicaid providers hit glitches as Trump freezes …
Jan 29, 2025 · Across the country, staff trying to access Medicaid and Head Start funding through payment websites Tuesday morning were locked out, leaving some scrambling to figure out how they would cover payroll and pay vendors and rent.
How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head …
Feb 6, 2025 · Head Start programs in 27 states have felt these sporadic funding freezes, many of them still feeling it. Those serve 20,000 kids and families, the affected programs.
Ongoing Issues Accessing Federal Grant Funds Continue to Impact Head …
Feb 6, 2025 · The National Head Start Association (NHSA) conducted a survey of Head Start grant recipients on February 4, 2025. At that time, the survey found that at least 45 grant recipients serving nearly 20,000 children ages zero to five and their families, were experiencing delays in accessing funds.