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Apply Now to Innovate Financial Systems to Build Capacity for Increased and Sustainable ECE Compensation
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Foundation for Child Development Grants in Action
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As a member of the Early Educator Investment Collaborative (The Collaborative), the Foundation is pleased to share a new grant opportunity aimed at supporting increased compensation for the early care and education (ECE) workforce.
In 2023, The Collaborative will fund a limited number of grants to support the capacity of state/local/municipal/territory/tribal governments to innovate financing systems to increase the compensation (wages and benefits) of the ECE workforce.
The Collaborative will support partnerships among fiscal or budget agencies and program agencies to engage in efforts to catalyze transformative change for educator compensation in ECE systems. This grant opportunity is primarily concerned with the financial systems, including revenue generation and fiscal spending, that support the compensation of the workforce.
The total amount of funding to be awarded is approximately $10 million over up to three years. Grants will vary in size according to identified need and the proposed reform’s stage of development, with minimum grant awards ranging from approximately $400,000 to $800,000 and maximum awards ranging from approximately $2 million to $4 million.
Proposals are due on Monday, May 1, 2023.
Grant funds will support implementation activities towards long-term, sustained increases to the salaries and benefits of lead teachers and other ECE professionals. Applicants must apply as a program and budget team, and the team must work with an advisory body to meaningfully engage the workforce in the project design and implementation.
Webinars for interested applicants will be held on February 14, 2023, and March 2, 2023. You may register here.
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