{"id":266014,"date":"2026-04-13T19:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/266014\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:27:08","slug":"press-release-rep-jim-costa-announces-25-6-million-federal-funding-for-head-start-programs-in-fresno-and-tulare-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/266014\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Rep. Jim Costa Announces $25.6 Million Federal Funding for Head Start Programs in Fresno and Tulare Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman Jim Costa announces $25.6 million in federal funding for Head Start programs in Fresno and Tulare counties.<\/p>\n<p>Quiver AI Summary<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Costa announces federal funding: Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) revealed that Fresno and Tulare counties will receive $25.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This funding will enhance Head Start programs aimed at preparing children for school through early education, health services, and family support.<\/p>\n<p>Funding benefits local organizations: The funding includes $2.1 million for the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) and $23.5 million for the Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE). This investment builds on $35.4 million secured last year, bringing the total to over $61 million during the current congressional cycle.<\/p>\n<p>About Head Start programs: Head Start is a federally funded initiative designed to promote school readiness for children from birth to age five by offering a range of services, including education, health screenings, and nutrition assistance to underprivileged families.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated summary of a press release. The model used to summarize this release may make mistakes. See the full release <a href=\"https:\/\/costa.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-costa-announces-256-million-head-start-programs-fresno-and-tulare-counties\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/api.quiverquant.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quiver Quantitative API<\/a> to build on top of data on congressional stock trading, insider transactions, hedge fund moves, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\n    \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f Receive Alerts on Congress\n  <\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/pricing?utm_campaign=newsbanner\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"&#010;    display: inline-block;&#010;    background-color: #011638;&#010;    color: #fff;&#010;    padding: 10px 20px;&#010;    border-radius: 6px;&#010;    text-decoration: none;&#010;    font-size: clamp(14px, 3vw, 19px);&#010;    font-weight: 600;&#010;    transition: background-color 0.2s ease;&#010;  \" onmouseover=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; this.style.backgroundColor=\" onmouseout=\"if (!window.__cfRLUnblockHandlers) return false; this.style.backgroundColor=\" data-cf-modified-21c1f3a9d6ef2e25547cfff0-=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Sign Up<br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\nJim Costa Fundraising<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/election-fundraising\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/images\/news_fundraising_img\/C001059.svg\" alt=\"Jim Costa Fundraising\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim Costa recently disclosed $241.1K of fundraising in a Q4 FEC disclosure filed on January 30th, 2026. This was the 416th most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year. 55.8% came from individual donors.<\/p>\n<p>Costa disclosed $99.3K of spending. This was the 745th most from all Q4 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>Costa disclosed $687.8K of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 502nd most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the disclosure <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/673\/202601309795251673\/202601309795251673.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, or track Jim Costa&#8217;s fundraising on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/congresstrading\/politician\/Costa-C001059\/donors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quiver Quantitative<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Costa Net Worth<\/p>\n<p>Quiver Quantitative estimates that Jim Costa is worth $4.4M, as of April 13th, 2026. This is the 177th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.<\/p>\n<p>Costa has approximately $0 invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.<\/p>\n<p>You can track Jim Costa&#8217;s net worth on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/congresstrading\/politician\/Jim%20Costa-C001059\/net-worth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quiver Quantitative&#8217;s politician page for Costa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Costa Bill Proposals<\/p>\n<p>Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Jim Costa:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/bills\/119\/hr-7609\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R.7609<\/a>: Rural Development Modernization Act<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/bills\/119\/hr-5875\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R.5875<\/a>: COWS Act of 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/bills\/119\/hr-5796\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R.5796<\/a>: BUILD Act<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/bills\/119\/hr-5747\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R.5747<\/a>: Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/bills\/119\/hr-5728\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R.5728<\/a>: Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2025<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/bills\/119\/hr-5677\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">H.R.5677<\/a>: RIDE FAST Act<\/p>\n<p>You can track bills proposed by Jim Costa on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/congresstrading\/politician\/Costa-C001059\/legislation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quiver Quantitative&#8217;s politician page for Costa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2026 California&#8217;s 21st Congressional District Election<\/p>\n<p>There has been approximately $2,371,589 of spending in California&#8217;s 21st congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately $60,119 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs.<\/p>\n<p>The rating for this race is currently &#8220;Likely D&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>You can track this election on our matchup page for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quiverquant.com\/election-fundraising\/house\/CA\/21\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 California&#8217;s 21st congressional district election<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Congressman Jim Costa announces $25.6 million in federal funding for Head Start programs in Fresno and Tulare counties.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-266014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}