OMAHA, Neb. —

Omaha Public Schools will not receive their Head Start federal grant funding if Congress fails to pass a bill to reopen the government before Nov. 1, a district spokesperson confirmed.

Head Start is a federal program that serves approximately 900 students in OPS. The programming offers low-income families access to educational programs, meals, medical services. If the grants are frozen, OPS says they will dip into the yearly budget contingency plan to make up for nearly $9 million in costs for the remaining school year.

A district spokesperson confirmed that the possibility of federal funding issues was addressed in this year's budget.

"Omaha Public Schools will utilize local resources for Head Start operations if the shutdown is prolonged, and we will continue to monitor

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