One-time Supplemental Funds for Nutrition and Healthy Eating for Head Start Children and Families
Log Number: ACF-OHS-PI-25-02 | Issuance Date: 07/29/2025
Head Start Policy and Regulations
Program Instructions
Procedures for Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies and American Indian Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start Grant Recipients to Jointly Apply to Use CCDF and Head Start Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Early Childhood Facilities
Log Number: ACF-OHS-PI-25-01 | Issuance Date: 01/06/2025
Final Rule to Delay Effective Date for Increasing the CLASS Instructional Support Domain Competitive Threshold
The effective date in the Performance Standards that raises the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Instructional Support competitive threshold from 2.3 to 2.5 was officially delayed to Aug. 1, 2027.
New Eligibility Provisions for American Indian and Alaska Native Programs
This PI describes changes to eligibility criteria for American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start recipients. It provides flexibility to determine which children should be eligible and prioritized for services.
Federal Reporting of Standard Forms 425 and 428
Log Number: ACF-PI-OHS-24-01 | Issuance Date: 01/09/2024
Hurricanes Fiona and Ian Disaster Recovery Funds
Read about the process to request disaster recovery funds for Head Start programs, including replacement of damaged or destroyed property and facilities following Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.
Full Enrollment Initiative
This PI states the importance of full enrollment. It outlines the right of OHS to designate an agency as Chronically Underenrolled and recapture, withhold, or reduce the base grant for programs not fully enrolled.
Electronic Submission of Real Property Standard Form (SF)-429 and Attachments
Log Number: ACF-PI-HS-17-03 | Issuance Date: 08/21/2017
