2025-13310Notice

Head Start Grants Get Slimmer: Less Paper for Kid Programs

Published Date: 7/16/2025

Notice

Summary

The Administration for Children and Families wants to keep using the Head Start grant application form for three more years but with fewer hoops to jump through. This means organizations applying for Head Start grants will have less paperwork and simpler instructions, making the process quicker and easier. These changes start now and help save time without affecting the money awarded.

Analyzed Economic Effects

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Fewer documents for Head Start applicants

If your organization applies for Head Start grants, the updated application lowers the paperwork you must submit. It reduces the number of required supporting documents for both baseline and continuation applications and cuts the amount of information needed in the program and budget justification narrative.

Three-year OMB approval extension requested

The Administration for Children and Families is requesting a 3-year extension of the Head Start Grant Application Instrument and Instructions (OMB #0970-0207). The current OMB approval for this form expires on June 30, 2025.

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Published Date
7/16/2025

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Health and Human Services Department
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