DOI OIG 00-I-499: Head Start Program Grants, Department of Human Services, Government of the Virgin Islands
U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General AUDIT REPORT HEAD START PROGRAM GRANTS, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS REPORT NO.OO-I-499 JUNE2000 U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Head Start Program Grants, Department of Human Services, Government of the Virgin Islands Report No. 00-I-499 June 2000 BACKGROUND The Head Start Program was established in 1964 to deliver comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services to economically disadvantaged children and their families in order to help the children attain their full potential. In the Virgin Islands, the Head Start Program is administered by the Department of Human Services. The Program operates 35 centers serving approximately 1,200 children. The Program is funded by a discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which requires a 20 percent local matching share. For fiscal year 1999, the Program received $10.2 million, of which $8.2 million was awarded by the U.S. …
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