The FY2020 Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) Grant: New Cohort funds expansion of high-quality pre-kindergarten or preschool opportunities in communities that did not receive a CPPI grant in FY19. The CPPI grant program supports partnerships between local public school districts and EEC-licensed early education programs to provide voluntary preschool for 3 and 4 year olds who will be eligible for kindergarten by September 2021.
Who can apply
This is a competitive grant opportunity open to cities, towns, regional school districts or educational collaboratives who did not receive a CPPI implementation grant in FY19. (Prior recipients of a CPPI planning grant in any fiscal year are eligible to apply.)
Eligibility requirements
Please refer to the FY 2020 Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative – Cohort 2 Grant Application for the list of eligibility requirements for this grant.
How to apply
The instructions for how to apply for the FY2020 Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative – Cohort 2 Grant are posted on COMMBUYS, under Bid #: BD-19-1037-1CEN0-C0000-40339. On the COMMBUYS posting, please refer to the document title “FY2020 Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative-Cohort 2 Grant Online Application Instructions.doc” for the instructions and link to the online application.
Timeline for Grant
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Grant Application Release/Posting: |
June 21, 2019 |
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| Bidders’ conference webinar (Register online): | July 2, 2019 | 10:00 AM–11:00 AM |
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Submission of Intent to Bid (email EECSubmission@mass.gov): |
July 8, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
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Submission of Written Inquiries (email EECSubmission@mass.gov): |
July 8, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
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Post Responses to Written Inquiries: |
July 12, 2019 (estimated) |
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Submission Deadline: |
July 31, 2019 |
4:00 PM |
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Notification of Awards: |
August 14, 2019 (estimated) |
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Grant Start Date: |
September 1, 2019 |
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