Chattanooga Receives $2.1 Million Federal Grant To Expand Early Head Start

  • Thursday, December 11, 2014

During a White House summit on Early Childhood Education, it was announced that the city of Chattanooga will receive a $2.1 Million Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership and Early Head Start Expansion grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

 

These funds will directly serve 150 additional at-risk children, aged birth to three years, who reside within the Chattanooga city limits.

 

The city of Chattanooga received the highest amount awarded in the state of Tennessee.

 

For more information on the summit, click here.

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