State
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) - Division of Early Childhood
03/24/20
05/01/20 4:00 PM
Grants to Maryland public elementary schools and qualified vendors to increase access to early childhood education programs. Priority will be given to programs that provide increased participation for families with low-income and for students with special needs. Funding may be requested for the creation of new slots and for the improvement of existing slots.
Purpose:
Expand access to public prekindergarten for three-year-olds and four-year-olds with priority given to (a) students from families with household incomes up to 300 percent of Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) and (b) students with special education needs, regardless of income.
Fund Use:
GrantWatch ID#: 143247
Funding Per Prekindergarten Student: $10,000 (full-day new slot) and $5,000 to improve an existing slot to meet the Definition of High Quality Prekindergarten (See Appendix A)
Length of Grant: July 1, 2020– June 30, 2021
Period of Operation: August 2020- June 2021 (School Year 2020-2021)
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Development
Attn: Nykia Washington
200 West Baltimore St.,6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Nykia Washington, Specialist, Early Learning
410-767-0088
Nykia.Washington@maryland.gov
USA: Maryland
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