Birth to Five Illinois Grants to Local Early Childhood Collaborations
May 25, 2022
Coming Soon!
A $2.5 million grant opportunity for local early childhood collaborations to use toward the goal of regaining and increasing enrollment in early childhood programs and services.
As Birth to Five Illinois works to center accessibility and racial equity, we are mindful that smaller early childhood collaborations and those in more remote areas have historically had a more difficult time accessing funds to support their work. It was our intention to make the application process straightforward, approachable, and equitable. Within the context of our current funding systems, government agencies require Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) certification to be eligible to accept federal funding. We realize that this requirement may be a barrier to some potential applicants. By sharing this information now, we aim to provide time for interested early childhood collaborations to begin the GATA certification process and hopefully become eligible for the Birth to Five Illinois grants.
The grant application will be available in June 2022. To stay informed about this and other Birth to Five Illinois news, sign up for our newsletter in English or Spanish. Our most up-to-date information will also be available at www.birthtofiveil.com/grants.
Please direct all questions to grants@birthtofiveil.com.
Eligibility and Requirements for Birth to Five Illinois Grants to Local Early Childhood Collaborations
Applicant must be GATA certified, per IDHS requirement
Applicant must be an established Illinois early childhood collaboration
Collaborations may work at hyperlocal to multi-county level (i.e., areas served may include neighborhoods, towns, cities, county/counties)
Applicant must be a legal entity and have the capacity to serve and implement state funds
Applicant is not required to hold 501(c)(3) status
Applicant must be in good standing with the state of Illinois
Applicant must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
All Our Kids Network grantees are not eligible as grantees
Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies are not eligible as grantees
Applicant must provide matching funds
Year 1 – 10% may be in-kind and/or cash
Year 2 (if renewed) – 20%, of which 10% may be in-kind
Year 3 (if renewed) – 25%, of which 5% may be in-kind
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