Frontier ELH - Addendum 1 - PSP_SPAN .pdf

This document is an addendum to a Request for Grant Applications (RFA) issued by the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) for the Preschool Promise program within the Frontier Early Learning Hub region. The RFA seeks to reallocate any available Preschool Promise slots for the 2024-2025 program year and to establish a Preschool Promise Applicant Waitlist Pool. Eligible entities including child care centers, family child care providers, and other early learning organizations may submit applications to either increase their existing Preschool Promise slot allocation or be considered for new slots if they become available. The application deadline is June 18, 2024, and eligible applicants are limited to new and existing Preschool Promise grantees within the Frontier Early Learning Hub region, which covers Grant and Harney counties in Oregon.

The RFA provides details on the grant funding, including a base amount of $15,650 per slot per year, an optional $1,100 per slot transportation enhancement, and one-time start-up funds of $1,000 per slot for existing grantees or $2,000 per new site established. Applicants will receive a Community Needs Score based on preferred characteristics, and slots will be awarded in priority zip code order until all slots are assigned. The total available funding amount is not specified, but the RFA indicates that there are 4 slots available for reallocation in this region.