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Head Start Higher Education Partnership Grants (HEGs)

Just as Head Start provides every child who walks through its doors with the opportunity to succeed in school, learning, and life, the Head Start Higher Education Partnership Grants strive to do the same thing for Head Start teachers. The Head Start Higher Education Partnership grants (HEGs) were created to increase the numbers of Head Start and Early Head Start teaching staff with degrees in early childhood. Launched in 1997, the first Higher Education Partnership grants were awarded to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Over the years, these grant awards have expanded to include Tribally Controlled Land Grant Colleges and Universities (TCUs) and Hispanic Latino Service Institutions (HSIs).

Head Start Collaboration Offices

Since 1990, the Office of Head Start has funded Head Start State Collaboration grants to support the development of multi-agency and public/private partnerships at the state level. Use the search feature to locate the Head Start State Collaboration Office (HSSCO) in your state. The HSSCOs encourage widespread collaboration between Head Start and other appropriate programs, services, and initiatives, augmenting Head Start's capacity to be a partner in State initiatives on behalf of children and their families.