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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§9833 Financial Assistance for Head Start Programs

Title 42 › CHAPTER 105 — COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER II — HEAD START PROGRAMS › § 9833

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give money for 5 years to an agency that qualifies under section 9836 to plan and run a Head Start program for low-income children who are younger than the age required to start school. The program must provide a full set of services—health, education, parent involvement, nutrition, social supports, and other help—so children reach their potential and are ready for school, and it must let parents take part directly in shaping and running the program locally.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §9833

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary may, upon application by an agency which is eligible for designation as a Head Start agency pursuant to section 9836 of this title, provide financial assistance to such agency for a period of 5 years for the planning, conduct, administration, and evaluation of a Head Start program focused primarily upon children from low-income families who have not reached the age of compulsory school attendance which (1) will provide such comprehensive health, education, parental involvement, nutritional, social, and other services as will enable the children to attain their full potential and attain school readiness; and (2) will provide for direct participation of the parents of such children in the development, conduct, and overall program direction at the local level.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2007—Pub. L. 110–134 inserted “for a period of 5 years” after “provide financial assistance to such agency”. 1998—Cl. (1). Pub. L. 105–285 substituted “enable the children” for “aid the children” and inserted “and attain school readiness” before the semicolon. 1994—Pub. L. 103–252 struck out subsec. (a) designation, in cl. (1), substituted “health, education, parental involvement, nutritional, social, and other services” for “health, nutritional, educational, social, and other services”, and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “For purposes of providing financial assistance under subsection (a) of this section to agencies, the Secretary may not take into consideration whether such agency applies for or receives funds under subchapter V of this chapter.” 1988—Pub. L. 100–297 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–252 effective May 18, 1994, but not applicable to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial assistance under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) until Oct. 1, 1994, see section 127 of Pub. L. 103–252, set out as a note under section 9832 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentFor

Effective Date

and applicability of amendment by Pub. L. 100–297, see section 6303 of Pub. L. 100–297, set out as a note under section 1071 of Title 20, Education.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 9833

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102