Funding Opportunities

The complete solicitation for all closed direct human service contracts (e.g., CCR&R, Priority Populations Financial Assistance, Information and Referral) are posted on Comm Pass. Requests for Response for these types of solicitations will also be posted here. There are currently not any open Direct Human Services RFRs.

ELCG Project 8.2 - 8.3 - 8.4 Validation of Educator Competency
Through this competitive Grant Application, EEC seeks to fund one or more qualified applicants to validate the factors inherent in educator competency based on analysis of effective classroom practice with children birth to age 5 as defined by their achievement of desired outcomes in three key areas, social emotional development, literacy, and numeracy

ELCG Project 4.3 Supporting Family Literacy
Through this competitive Grant Application, EEC seeks to supplement existing adult literacy programs with the addition of a proven family literacy resource. 

ELCG Project 5.2 Regional Readiness Center Activities
Through this application process EEC may award grants to existing Regional Readiness Centers to provide professional development opportunities to the early education and care workforce in the mixed delivery system and to convene early childhood educators, providers, and stakeholders within the region and across the state.

ELCG: Higher Education for English Language Learners
Through this competitive Grant Application, EEC seeks to award funds  to an institution of higher education (IHE) to design and deliver an innovative program for educators who are English language learners (ELL) to access higher education while providing the immediate content needed to improve practice with children birth to age 5, who are engaged in formal early education and care.  Specifically, this funding will target paraprofessionals and assistant teachers whose primary language is not English, with the goal of equipping them to effectively assist dual language learner students by achieving higher academic coursework and credentials themselves.

 Financial Literacy Education Project
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) is seeking to contract with a vendor to develop a Financial Literacy Education online course, develop an accompanying webinar, and provide trainers’ training on this course to Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grantee agencies in the Commonwealth.

FY2013 Community Support Grant
EEC is pleased to announce the FY2013 Community Support Grant Application Request for Response (RFR).
The purpose of the Community Support Grant is to implement two core functions:
1.Community Strategic Planning:  One-time grants to selected Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grantees serving in Gateway, District Level 4 Schools and Home Visiting Communities to support community birth through age 8 (“B-8”) three year strategic plans, anchored in local data. 
   a. Plans will be based on child and family needs and the quality and effectiveness of B-8 aligned systems linking local schools, local providers and families through grants to communities.
2.Birth to 8 Assessment, Screening, and Curriculum Support and Alignment:  One-time grants to the following entities:  Gateway, District Level 4 Schools and Home Visiting Communities. The grant application should be submitted in partnership with non-profit communities including public schools, public school districts and/or charter schools serving children pre-kindergarten to third grade, to support assessment, screening, and curriculum support and alignment. 
 

FY 2013 Universal Pre-Kindergarten Grant
EEC is pleased to announce the FY2013 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Grant Application Request for Response (RFR).  The purpose of UPK is to support and enhance the quality of services for children in UPK classrooms, especially for low-income children and/or children living in underperforming school districts, as well as promote school readiness and positive outcomes for children participating in UPK classrooms and homes. 

FY12 QRIS Program Quality Improvement Grants for Early Childhood and Out-Of –School –Time Programs
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (UWMBMV) and the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) have partnered to support and strengthen the capacity of early education and OST program leaders to identify, prioritize, and implement improvements that move them forward in the state’s Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS).  This grant application’s purpose is to provide QRIS Program Quality Improvement Grants to all eligible programs/educators in the mixed delivery system during spring 2012 to make quality program improvements, in pursuit of upward progress on the levels defined in the QRIS system

FY12 Assessment and Measurement Tools
The purpose of the Assessment and Measurement Tools RFP is to award funding to one or more Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs) to build an infrastructure within the Commonwealth for training and consultation, and materials and supports for programs in the mixed delivery system to develop skills in evidence based child assessment and screening, as well as the observational tools utilized in the QRIS to measure program quality.

FY 2013 Grant Opportunities

FY2013 Head Start State Supplemental Grant
The Massachusetts Head Start State Supplemental Renewal Grant aims to support the development and creation of a system of early quality education and care.  In this system, Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) programs are key partners in supporting and enhancing the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) broader commitment to ensure that all children and families have access to the full array of Head Start services.

FY2013 Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant 
EEC is pleased to announce the FY2013 Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant Application Request for Response (RFR).Responses to this Grant Application (RFR) are due to EEC by 4:00 PM on April 30, 2012. Please see the Grant Application (RFR) for a timeline of additional dates relevant to responding to this Grant Application (RFR).

FY2013 Educator and Provider Support Renewal Grant 
EEC is pleased to announce the FY2013 Educator and Provider Support Renewal Grant Application Request for Response (RFR). EEC's mission is to provide the foundation that supports all children in their development as lifelong learners and contributing members of the community, and to support families in their essential work as parents and caregivers.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 

• The FY 2013 Early Childhood Special Education Allocation (Fund Code 262) Request for Response (RFR) will not be posted until  on or around June 22, 2012.   The due date for the applications will be announced within the RFR.  Please check both the COMM-PASS and the EEC websites for information related to the RFR at this time.

FY2012 Special Education Consolidated Grant Renewal Package
EEC is pleased to announce the FY2012 Early Childhood Special Education Consolidated Grant Renewal Package. The FY12 Early Childhood Special Education Consolidated Grants Renewal package provides public school systems and lead agencies with funding to support 3, 4, and 5 year-old children with disabilities in high-quality programs across settings following the federal and state requirements for inclusive environments.

Dear Early Childhood Special Education Grantees:  

As a follow-up to our July 21, 2011 email stating that several FY12 262 Early Childhood Special Education Grant allocations amounts have undergone slight increases or decreases based on the federal formula outlined in IDEA Part B Section 619, please read the following directions on how to update and resubmit your budget and budget narrative.   

How to Resubmit Your Budget with the Revised FY12 262 Allocation amounts.

• Find your revised allocation amount either attached or on the Early Education and Care website under the FY12 Early Childhood Special Education Grant. 
• Log-in to the FY12 Early Childhood Special Education Allocation Grant Online Application Portal via EEC’s website.
• Click the button to “View and Edit” your Budget Detail and Narrative, update your budget and budget narrative information, and then select “Save and Home”.
• Select “Print Summary” to create a PDF version of your revised application, and Save the PDF file as “Revised Your District NameGrant262_Package.pdf”. Click the “Submit” button when done.
• Please send the PDF file “Revised Your District NameGrant262_Package.pdf” to procure@massmail.state.ma.us with the following subject line: “Revised FY12 262 Budget Your District’s Name”

Forms for grant recipients

Program Contact Information: 
It is imperative for all applicants to submit any staffing contact information on a timely basis.  Please use the Program Contact Sheet  to update and submit your changes.  Failure to do so will delay communication related to important grant information.

FY11 - FY12 Closed Grants

FY12-FY13 Closed Grants