The Portland Children’s Levy is accepting applications for early childhood program.
Donor Name: Portland Children’s Levy
State: Oregon
City: Portland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/21/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
PCL goals are:
- Prepare children for school.
- Support children’s success inside and outside of school.
- Eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in children’s well-being and school success.
Early Childhood Program Funding Priorities
Applications for early childhood funding must address at least one of the funding priorities shown below.
- Program Services Eligible for PCL Funding
- Applicants for funding must provide at least one of these services and may provide more than one.
- Offer financial assistance to families for childcare. Please note PCL addresses this priority through its Community Childcare Initiative, a special initiative of $2 million annually for childcare affordability, administered by Child Care Resource & Referral of Multnomah County. PCL will not accept competitive grant applications for this funding priority.
- Help families learn about child behavior and development including managing difficult behavior.
- Help children identify and express feelings.
- Help parents and caregivers of children with disabilities, neurodivergence, or developmental delays with parenting needs, including system navigation to help children access physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
- Offer community-based pre/post-natal maternal education.
- Applicants for funding must provide at least one of these services and may provide more than one.
- Program Features
- Community engagement also indicated that families value programs that have the following features. Applicants are not required to have these features to be eligible for PCL funding; however, programs with these features may score more highly.
- Culturally responsive staff who share the cultural identities of the families served.
- Services available in the languages spoken by families served.
- Environments co-created with families and that cater to children with various levels of ability and disability.
- Training for childcare providers and caregivers on healthy development for neurodivergent children.
- System navigation for children and families to access basic needs (including but not limited to housing, utilities, and food), health care, and /or other supportive services.
- Community engagement also indicated that families value programs that have the following features. Applicants are not required to have these features to be eligible for PCL funding; however, programs with these features may score more highly.
Funding Information
- A range of $11.9 million to $13.2 million in funding will be available for a 36- month period.
- Maximum grant allowable is up to $4.5 million per application.
- Applicants must request a minimum grant of at least $300,000 and propose a year-one budget of at least $100,000.
- An organization’s total annual PCL grant request(s) cannot exceed 30% of the organization’s revenues in its last closed fiscal year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit corporations 501(c)(3), local education agencies, community colleges and universities are eligible to apply for PCL funding.
- Partnerships or collaborations of multiple entities must designate a lead entity to apply for funding, and if funded, take responsibility for reporting and billing. The lead entity may subcontract with partners to deliver portions of the proposed program.
- Applicant organizations must have at least $750,000 in annual revenue in the last closed fiscal year to be eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Portland Children’s Levy.
