1999 Head Start Fact Sheet
Head Start Budget
|
Programs
|
FY 1998 Actual |
FY 1999 Appropriation |
|
Local Head Start Projects
|
|
|
|
Projects in States and Territories
|
$3,948,956,809
|
$4,215,997,000
|
|
Native American and Migrant Programs
|
$283,476,265
|
$304,028,000
|
|
Subtotal
|
$4,232,433,074
|
$4,520,025,000
|
|
Support Activities
|
|
|
|
Training and Technical Assistance/Special Projects
for Children with Disabilities
|
$90,100,000
|
$113,075,000
|
|
Research, Demonstration and Evaluation
|
$12,000,000
|
$14,000,000
|
|
Monitoring/Program Review
|
$12,900,000
|
$12,900,000
|
|
Subtotal
|
$115,000,000
|
$139,975,000
|
|
Total
|
$4,347,433,074
|
$4,660,000,000
|
Head Start Bureau
330 C Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
Head Start Facts
The Head Start program is administered by the Head Start
Bureau, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACFY), Administration
for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS).
Grants are awarded by the ACF Regional Offices and the Head
Start Bureau's American Indian and Migrant Program Branches directly to
local public agencies, private non-profit organizations, Indian Tribes
and school systems for the purpose of operating Head Start programs at
the community level.
Enrollment: FY 1998 = 822,316
|
Ages
|
% |
|
Number of 5 year olds and older
|
6%
|
|
Number of 4 year olds
|
59%
|
|
Number of 3 year olds
|
31%
|
|
Number under 3 years of age
|
4%
|
|
Racial/Ethnic Composition
|
% |
|
American Indian
|
3.4%
|
|
Hispanic
|
26.4%
|
|
Black
|
35.8%
|
|
White
|
31.5%
|
|
Asian
|
2.9%
|
|
