6 days ago · The White House said Head Start programs shouldn’t have been affected by the freeze, and a judge blocked the action amid a legal challenge to the freeze.Still, more than 45 programs serving ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Update as of 4:00 p.m. ET, January 28, 2025 – Following the release of additional guidance and clarification from the Office of Budget Management, Head Start agencies are not included in the list of federal grants and loans whose funds are frozen. Agencies have been able to access funds through the Payment Management System (PMS). Washington, D.C.—Last night, the Trump administration ...

Feb 4, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start preschools serving thousands of children around the country could be at risk of closing because they remain locked out of their federal funding, a problem that first surfaced last week during President Donald Trump’s aborted effort to freeze federal grants.. Administrators around the country last week discovered they were locked out of a government website used ...

6 days ago · The Trump administration said Head Start was exempt from its broad funding freeze, but funds for many programs are still delayed By Mark Lieberman — February 05, 2025 11 min read

4 days ago · Some Head Start programs are struggling to continue services as funding delays hit. The delays come after Trump walked back on an effort to freeze federal grants.

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.

Jan 28, 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.

Feb 4, 2025 · Head Start grants total about $12 billion annually, serving about 800,000 families with young children, meaning it’s a relatively small federal program. ... “They put a funding freeze on programs like Head Start and there was a massive outcry, and they’re continuing to try to fix it but they haven’t fixed it fully.” ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Meals on Wheels for seniors in poverty, Head Start childcare, and Section 8 housing vouchers are among the programs that could face funding delays after President Donald Trump suspended...

Jan 28, 2025 · The funding freeze was temporarily halted by a federal judge late Tuesday, but the disruption showed how reliant programs serving the most vulnerable Americans are on the federal government.