The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Early Childhood Development Grants.
Donor Name: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
State: California
County: San Mateo County (CA) and Santa Clara (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $35,000 – $60,000
Details:
The Expanding Pathways for Early Childhood Career Preparation, Advancement, and Entrepreneurship grant round will support community-led, community-focused organizations advancing solutions to stabilize and expand the infant and toddler care workforce in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Access to affordable, reliable child care services are directly related to parents’ ability to go to work and school, impacting individual career advancement, family financial stability, and community economic growth. However, these benefits cannot be realized without a diverse, well-trained and stable workforce. Across San Mateo and Santa Clara counties there is an extreme shortage of qualified early care professionals that is limiting their families’ access to childcare.
The benefits of inclusive, high-quality early childhood care and learning are well documented for children, families and the economy. Early experiences have lasting impacts on a child’s cognitive and social development, building the foundation for future success.
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount will be $100,000. Typical grant amounts will range from $35,000 – $60,000.
Funding Exemptions
Funding will not be provided for:
- Wage increases
- Capital improvements
- Budget shortfalls or fundraising events
- Funding gaps due to organizational emergencies, such as office maintenance, resignation of an executive director or sudden loss of funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must serve San Mateo and/or Santa Clara counties. Organizations headquartered outside the two-county region may apply but should demonstrate significant service to these areas or partner with a local organization that does
- Organizations must have a 501(c)(3) designation or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) designation
- Organizations must not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, creed, religion, religious affiliation, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected status
- Organizations with religious affiliations will be considered for funding only if the project for which they seek support addresses the needs of the wider community without regard to religious beliefs.
Applicant Criteria
Grants will be for general and program support to nonprofit organizations that demonstrate the following in their proposals:
- Focus on creating opportunities to increase childcare workforce capacity in a mixed-delivery system
- Commitment to a project vision and direction that is community informed and/or community-driven
- Existing or planned cooperation with diverse community-based partners.
For more information, visit SVCF.
