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FY14 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Open Competitive Grant Proposal

FY14 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Open Competitive Grant Proposal. Early Education and Care Board Meeting November 12, 2013. FY14 UPK: Overview.

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FY14 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Open Competitive Grant Proposal

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  1. FY14 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Open Competitive Grant Proposal Early Education and Care Board Meeting November 12, 2013

  2. FY14 UPK: Overview • Line Item 3000-5075 Description: Provides grants to preschool programs to promote school readiness and positive outcomes for children and to inform the longer term implementation of a program of universally accessible, high-quality education. • This account is funded at $7.5 million in FY14 as it was in FY13. • FY14 Renewal Grant - approximately $5.6 million granted to 208 UPK providers. • In FY 14, EEC intentionally funded fewer Research and Training opportunities, so that increased funds could be directed toward grant activities.

  3. FY14 UPK: Unallocated Funds Proposal • Approximately $692,000 in unallocated funds is currently available for FY14 UPK. • Develop an open competitive bid for preschool programs that are not currently participating in UPK. • There is potential to fund approximately 45 new UPK classrooms and identify and serve approximately 225 new “high needs children.” • Consistent with the UPK Policy Objectives articulated in FY13: • Increase access to UPK funds. • Increase the number of programs participating in UPK.

  4. FY14 UPK: Open Competitive Grant Eligibility • The eligibility criteria for the open competitive bid will mirror the eligibility criteria for the FY14 Renewal Grant. • In order to be eligible to apply for the UPK open competitive grant, the designated preschool classrooms and/or family child care homes must satisfy all twelve (12) of the criteria outlined on the next slide. • Only preschool programs and/or family child care homes that are not currently participating in UPK are eligible to apply for this grant.

  5. FY14 UPK: Open Competitive Grant Eligibility (cont…)

  6. FY14 UPK: Open Competitive Grant Funding Formula • Funding formula is same as FY14 Renewal Grant: limited up toa maximum of five (5) “high needs children” per classroom. For those programs that have less than five (5) “high needs children” in their classrooms, the formula was calculated to fund the specific number of students in their respective programs.

  7. FY14 UPK: Open Competitive Grant Timeline • Grant Application Posting: November 21, 2013 • Bidders’ Conferences: December 4, 2013 December 6, 2013 • Submission of Intent to Bid: December 11, 2013 • Submission of Written Inquires: December 13, 2013 • Response to Written Inquires: December 23, 2013 (estimated) • Submission Deadline: January 7, 2014 • Bidders are Notified of Awards: January 31, 2014 (estimated) • Grant Start Date: February 2, 2014

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