Afterschool Match Partnership (AMP) 2020 Grant

Grant Title: Afterschool Match Partnership (AMP) 2020 Grant
Funding Source: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Total Grant Amountper Organization Up to $300,000/per year
Expected Number of Awards: Unknown
Pre-Proposal Meeting: Monday, April 15, 2019, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (MT)
Listen to the recorded Pre-Proposal Meeting Here
Letter of Intent Deadline: Monday, April 29, 2019, 5:00 PM (MT) Letter of Intent
Electronic Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 8, 2019, 5:00 PM (MT)
Program Start Date: July 1, 2019
Program End Date: June 30, 2022
Contact Information: DWS Program Specialist (OCC): Rebecca Turville, rrturville@utah.gov, (801) 526-9214 OR DWS Contract Analyst: Taylee Foulger, tfoulger@utah.gov, (385) 228-7821.

Purpose

Organizations serving youth are able to identify non-federal qualified expenditures which can be used for match funding. Department of Workforce Services (DWS), Office of Child

Care (OCC) is able to use these identified expenditures to draw down the maximum state-allocated additional CCDF matching funds. A portion of these CCDF drawn-down dollars will be granted to organizations for afterschool programming targeted to school districts or non-profit entities serving a high percentage of children qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Eligibility Requirements

The following are encouraged to apply:

  1. Organization must already be in operation, located in the state of Utah and be either:
    1. a public or private not-for-profit organization;
    2. a faith-based organization;
    3. a state department or agency;
    4. a unit of local government; ore.an Indian tribal government.
  2. Program sites must have at least 40 percent of youth enrolled in each program eligible for free or reduced price lunch.
  3. Program sites must provide regular, formally supervised afterschool/out-of-school time programs for youth, ages 5-12:
    1. program sites must operate a minimum of 32 weeks during the school year, 12 hours per week, with active programming until at least 5:30 pm. For purposes of this grant, a week is defined as a minimum of four days, Monday through Friday, during a calendar week. Funding is not available for one-time, sporadic club activities. Allow all youth to attend all hours of programming each week; and
    2. At least 50 percent of enrolled youth in each program attend 30 days or more.
  4. 4. Program sites shall have a minimum Average Daily Attendance (ADA) of 15.

Addendum

  • RFGA- Page 3, Expected Outcome changed to -Attachment B, Number Five, Sections F and G.
  • Attachment B - Page 22, Number 12, Expected Outcome changed to Number Five, Sections F and G.
  • RFGA- Page 5, Other Considerations, added number 4
  • RFGA Packet, The free and reduced lunch rate will be 40 percent instead of 51 percent
  • Appendix II, The free and reduced lunch rate will be 40 percent instead of 51 percent
  • Appendix III The free and reduced lunch rate will be 40 percent instead of 51 percent

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