# 2026-16392: Head Start Goes to Micronesia and Marshalls: Island Preschool Sole-Sources

2026-16392, Announcement of the Intent To Award Sole-Source Awards to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration published 2026-08-12, effective The proposed period of performance is 60-months, subject to the availability of funds.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16392
- As of: 2026-08-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16392
- Title: Announcement of the Intent To Award Sole-Source Awards to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 52058
- Published: 2026-08-12
- Effective: The proposed period of performance is 60-months, subject to the availability of funds.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-19

## In one line

Head Start Goes to Micronesia and Marshalls: Island Preschool Sole-Sources

## Summary

The ACF, OHS announces the intent to award two sole-source grants in the total amount of up to $7,200,000, or $3,600,000 each, to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to support the establishment and provision of Early Head Start (EHS) and/or Head Start Preschool (HSP) services. These awards are made pursuant to new statutory authority and recent appropriations providing $8 million to extend Head Start eligibility and services in the Freely Associated States, as authorized under the Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 (Division G, Title II of Public Law 118-42), and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- Sole-Source Head Start Grants to FSM & RMI: benefit, medium. The Administration for Children and Families plans to award two sole-source grants totaling up to $7,200,000 — up to $3,600,000 each — to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to plan, establish, and operate Early Head Start and/or Head Start Presch…
- Head Start Eligibility Extended to Freely Associated States: benefit, medium. Amendments to the Compacts of Free Association in March 2024, together with FY2026 appropriations, establish eligibility for Head Start services in the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and provide dedicated funding to support early childhood education, health,…

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## Sources
- [2026-16392 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16392/announcement-of-the-intent-to-award-sole-source-awards-to-the-federated-states-of-micronesia-and-the)
- [2026-16392 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-12/pdf/2026-16392.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16392 (as of 2026-08-19).