Learn about the New TELI Collaborative Cohort!

Submit a Statement of Interest to Join the 2026 – 2028 TELI Collaborative Cohort!

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is excited to announce the launch of a new Tribal Early Learning Initiative (TELI) Collaborative cohort. The fourth cohort of TELI will provide intensive supports to a new set of Tribal partners to be more responsive to the needs of young children and families in Tribal communities. The TELI Collaborative is a partnership between ACF and American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal organizations with Head Start, Child Care Development Fund, and/or Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting programs. Through TELI, ACF partners with Tribal communities to coordinate services, improve efficiencies across federal funding streams, and build community-driven early childhood systems. This new cohort will also focus on nutrition and food access in early childhood programs.

Join us for a webinar on August 7th from 3-4 p.m. ET to learn more about the upcoming TELI cohort and hear from ACF leadership, featuring Dr. Laurie Todd-Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development. Statements of Interest to participate in the new cohort will be accepted until October 31, 2025. The webinar will provide Tribal leaders with the information they need to apply to this unique opportunity! Register for the webinar.

Questions? Send your questions to tribalecd@acf.hhs.gov