ABSAROKA HEAD START
This grant award funding is made available to the Head Start program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(ARRA). This award provides for a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA)increase of 1.84% in the amount of $35,515 for Head Start. These funds are obligated to pay for staff salaries within the 12 months after staff return to work in the summer/fall of 2009. This award also provides quality improvement funds in the amount of $120,559 for Head Start. These funds are available for obligation over the entire project period of the grant, which ends September 30, 2010.