We wanted to let you know of these new and upcoming open opportunities from the state. Please contact the agency directly with any questions.
EEC Commonwealth Cares for Children
The Legislature's Fiscal Year 2023 conference committee budget proposal includes $250 million for the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) Child Care Stabilization Grant program. Availability of funding is subject to final appropriation in the FY23 budget.
In August 2021, the Baker-Polito Administration launched the C3 grant program, which leveraged federal funding and developed a critical new source of support for early education and care providers across the state. This operational grant program provides all early education providers in the Commonwealth who apply with baseline funding through a formula that accounts for program capacity, whether a program serves subsidized children, and the communities that the program serves.
EEC is opening the application for Fiscal Year 2023 C3 grants beginning on Tuesday, July 19.
- At that time, eligible EEC-licensed programs will be able to submit an application to receive funding for July 2022.
- At the beginning of August, eligible programs will also be able to submit applications or recertifications to receive funding for August 2022.
- Programs eligible for funding whose applications are approved by August 4, 2022 could receive funding for the approved applications by August 15, 2022.
- Programs that get their application submitted and approved by August 15, 2022 will receive funding by August 27, 2022.
- Eligible programs can continue to receive payments on a monthly basis through at least December 2022, provided they submit monthly recertifications.
As a reminder, recertifications for C3 funding from the previous round of grants, between the months of July 2021 and June 2022, need to be completed no later than Monday, August 1. Programs will receive this funding by the end of August 2022 as well.
Information about the C3 program and additional resources can be found here. Frequently asked questions can be found here.
DYS/OCA Diversion Coordination Program
The Department of Youth Services, in partnership with the Office of the Child Advocate, intends to expand its Youth Diversion Learning Lab model. DYS launched three pilot Diversion Learning Lab sites in Middlesex, Worcester, and Essex counties in the Fall of 2021. Through this procurement, DYS seeks to add two additional Diversion Learning Lab sites in two additional counties.
A Bidders Conference will be held virtually on July 25th at 11AM. Please see the RFR for details including RSVP information. RSVPs must be received by DYS by close of business, July 24th. Attendance is not a prerequisite for bidding on this RFR.
Information and bid materials can be found on COMMBUYS here.
DMH PACT-Y
DMH intends to post an RFR near the beginning of August 2022 for the new PACT-Y service. We will let you know when the RFR is posted.