To further increase equity in funding across the State, Birth to Five Illinois is issuing grant funds to local early childhood collaborations to deepen their work and to jumpstart the creation of new local collaborations focused on strengthening Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) systems.
Donor Name: Birth to Five Ilinois
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/22/2022
Grant Size: Up to $80,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
By “collaboration,” Birth to Five Illinois refers to the collaborative process of stakeholders coming together to discuss problems in their community using systems thinking approaches to identify problems, root causes, and solutions. Birth to Five Illinois seeks to boost funding in areas that have historically been overlooked by prioritizing communities with large numbers of children living in poverty, households with limited English proficiency, and areas with a high Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), among other indicators.
Birth to Five Illinois will issue $2.5 million in implementation grants to existing local early childhood collaborations. The first phase of grant funding is closely tied to the Governor’s focus on rebuilding and increasing enrollment in ECEC programs and services, as there has been a significant decline in enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
- $3 million funding available for FY23
- $2.5 million in Implementation Grants for existing local Illinois early childhood collaborations
- Up to $80,000 per collaboration for Year 1 with the option to seek renewal funding for two additional years. Renewals and renewal amounts are contingent upon funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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 (ie, 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
- This is not a grant meant for individual child care providers, homes, or centers. Please see the Strengthen and Grow Child Care Grants program if interested. Strengthen and Grow is not administered by Birth to Five Illinois.
For more information, visit Birth to Five Ilinois.
