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 ...

11 hours ago · 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.

1 day 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 ...

2 days ago · 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 ...

1 day 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

15 hours ago · Over 50 Head Start programs around the country still can’t draw down federal funds, more than a week after the Trump administration officially rescinded the freeze on federal grants.

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.

2 days ago · 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 · Washington, D.C.–Over the last week, a growing number of Head Start grant recipients have reported significant delays in accessing approved grant funding. While most recipients have not had major disruptions, a large number of recipients still continue to receive ‘pending’ or ‘in process’ messages when they request to draw down funds from their grant. As a result, some Head Start ...

Jan 30, 2025 · While Head Start programs are now able to access their federal funding, the association believes the brief glitch is connected to the administration’s freeze order, Sheridan said.