3.3 26-0473 Subject: FY 26-27 Non-Competitive Head Start Baseline Grant Application From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Submit A Head Start Non-Competitive Baseline Grant Application For Fiscal Years (FY) 2026-2031; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Head Start Basic Training And Technical Assistance, Early Head Start Basic And Training And Technical Assistance Grants For (FY) 2026-2027 From The US Department Of Health And Human Services, Administration For Children And Families, Office Of Head Start (DHHS/ACF), In An Estimated Amount Of Thirteen Million Seven Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Fifty Seven Dollars ($13,797,057), And Committing The Necessary Local Match Funds And Central Services Offset; And (3) Awarding Grant Agreements To Fund Comprehensive Early Care, Education, And Family Services To Community Service Providers Bananas Incorporated And Brighter Beginnings For FY 2026-2027 For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,600,000); And (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional Federal Head Start/Early Head Start Funds If They Become Available Within FY 2026-2027 And Amend The Grant Agreements Within The Limits Of The Federal Award; On The March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda