Becoming High-Quality Multi-Year Grant
Grant Title: | Becoming High-Quality Multi-Year Grant for 2023-2024 School Year |
Solicitation #: | 23-DWS-S027 |
Funding Source: | Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and State of Utah General Funds |
Total Grant Amount: | Varies |
Expected Number of Awards: | Multiple |
Pre-Bidders Meeting: | Recording |
Application Deadline: | Wednesday, April 12, 2023 by 5:00pm MST: Applications received after 5:00 PM will not be accepted. Applications may not be faxed. |
Program Start Date: | July 1, 2023 |
Program End Date: | June 30, 2026 |
Contact Information: | Emma Moench, Contract Owner, emmamoench@utah.gov,, 385-227-1251 or Kimber Burks, Contract Analyst, kburks@utah.gov, 801-814-1222 |
Purpose
The Becoming High-Quality Grant provides resources to existing early education programs administered by Local Education Agencies (LEAs), charter schools, private child care providers and home-based educational technology programs to develop high-quality environments that support a child’s development of cognitive, physical, language, social and emotional skills.
Eligibility Requirements
Minimum Requirements
Programs shall meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for this grant.
- Applicant must be an existing, early childhood education program
- Applicant must be one of the following:
- Local Education Agency (LEA) using federal (Title I) or state education funding for its current early childhood education (pre-kindergarten) program
- Private child care provider, provider offering home-based educational technology program
- Charter school that does not use federal or state education funding for its current early childhood education (pre-kindergarten), or uses a private or third-party provider on its campus
- Applicant must agree to use the awarded funds in programs serving at least 25 percent of eligible students
- Applicant’s school readiness program must agree to register and maintain a minimum enrollment of 25 percent of eligible students throughout the grant period and prioritize enrollment for those students
- Applicant’s school readiness program must currently exhibit some elements of high-quality programs, as defined in Utah Code §35-15-202
The following preschool programs are not eligible for this grant:
- Organizations receiving Expanded Student Access Grant funds (Utah Code §35A-15-302) during the fiscal year 2023-2025 grant period
- Organizations receiving funding through a results-based contract (Utah Code §53F-4-401) during the fiscal year 2023-2025 grant period
- Organizations receiving funding through the Child Care Quality System (CCQS) intensive coaching grant during the fiscal year 2023-2025 grant period
- Organizations that have been evaluated and awarded a High Quality or High Quality Plus rating in the CCQS
Application
- Becoming High-Quality Multi-Year Grant RFGA
- Becoming High Quality Multi-Year Grant Application
- Appendix II- Becoming High Quality Multi-Year Grant Application Narrative
- Appendix III-Proposed Budget Form
- Appendix IV- Funding Analysis Worksheet
- Appendix V- Elements of High Quality
- Appendix VI- Program Information
- Appendix VII- Teacher Credentials worksheet
- Appendix VIII- FFATA Certification For