FY 2013 Universal Pre-Kindergarten Open Competitive Grant Fund Code 511-B

December 14, 2012:  The FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant Awards have been posted on the EEC Website and on Comm-PASS.

Grant Description & Purpose:

EEC is pleased to announce the FY2013 Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Grant Application Request for Response (RFR).  The purpose of this Open Competitive UPK Grant is to:

• Promote the early learning guidelines to support school readiness and positive outcomes for children participating in UPK classrooms and homes
• Support and enhance the quality of services for children in UPK classrooms and family child care homes,  especially for high needs children and/or children living in underperforming school districts;
• Maximize parent choice by ensuring participation from all program types within a mixed public and private service delivery system;
• Use child evidence based formative assessment systems/tools to ensure that programs are effectively measuring children’s progress across all developmental domains and using this information to inform practice though individualized teaching; and
• Inform the longer-term implementation of a program of universally accessible, high-quality early childhood education. 

Responses to this Grant Application (RFR) are due to EEC by 4:00 PM on October 16, 2012.  Please see the Grant Application (RFR) for a timeline of additional dates relevant to responding to this Grant Application (RFR).

Eligible Applicants:

In order to be eligible for the UPK open competitive grant, those parties interested must meet all of the criteria outlined in the RFR on page 4-8.

Timeline:

Application Information:

To apply for this grant click here:

FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant Questions and Answers 

FY13 UPK Open Competitive RFR-Update #1 

FY2013 UPK Open Competitive Grant 

Application Submission Information:

All required documents, including electronic workbook, proposal narrative, attachments, and fiscal forms must be received at EEC’s Central Office by 4:00 PM on October 16, 2012.

To be submitted electronically:

The Required Program Forms below must be submitted via email as an attachment to Procurement2@MassMail.State.MA.US.  Please include the name of your agency and name of grant as the subject line of the email.

1.   Checklist for Grant Application 

2.   Signed Cover Page 

3.  Application for Program Grant Workbook:  (Front Page, Fund Allocation/Expenditure Description, Budget Detail)

4.  Proposal Narrative 

5.   Projected Deliverables Form 

6.   High Needs Children Summary Form 

7. Copy of your agency Indirect Cost Approval Letter (if you are claiming Indirect Cost)

To be mailed to:

One original (all signatures must be in blue ink) and three copies of these documents.

1. Checklist for Grant Application
2. Signed Cover Page
3. Application for Program Grant  Workbook
4. Proposal Narrative
5. Projected Deliverables Form
6. “High Needs Children” Summary Form
7. Copy of your agency Indirect Cost Approval Letter (if you are claiming Indirect Cost)

To be completed online:

All programs/providers must complete the FY 2013 UPK Competitive Grant Online Questionnaire by October 16, 2012 at 4:00 PM.  The online questionnaire is available at the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FY13UPKCompetitive

Reference Copy: FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant Online Questionnaire  .

Applicants must also complete and mail one original packet of the following forms with their Grant Application response (unless applicant already has these documents on file with the Commonwealth of MA)

MA Standard Administrative Forms

• A signed Commonwealth Terms & Conditions form   
• W9 with DUNS 
• Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing   
• Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment (EFT) Form   
• Executive Order 504 Certification 
• Supplier Diversity Program Plan Form (If the Grant is competitive and involves distributing more than $150,000 in funds.)

To:

Department of Early Education and Care

FY2013 UPK Competitive Grant

Attention: Michele Smith

51 Sleeper Street, 4^th Floor

Boston, MA  02210

Additional Information:

The following Appendices are for reference only; they do NOT need to be filled out by the Respondent or included in any response submitted.

Appendix A: FY2013 Instructions for completing the Application for Program Grant Workbook

Appendix B: FY2013 Rating Criteria 

Appendix C: FY2013 UPK Grant Eligibility Amounts 

Appendix D: FY2013 Grant Payment Terms, Grant Expenditures, Termination, Recoupment of Funds, and Relevant Law 

Appendix E: FY2013 Budget Guidelines/Use of Funds 

FY13 UPK Open Competitive Grant Awards  Updated (1/4/2013)

Grant Recipients will be contacted by Grants Administration to complete the procurement process.