Specialized Training for Caregivers and Child Care Providers Grant

Specialized Training for Caregivers and Child Care Providers Guide Specialized Training Application Specialized Training  Scoring Rubric

This grant supports specialized training and technical assistance services for Early Care and Early Childhood (ECEC) providers and families. This includes support for ECEC professionals to achieve high quality program standards that benefit young children, including those with special health care needs for medical, emotional/behavioral, and developmental conditions. Training is designed to address the needs of children, birth to 3 years of age, of all abilities in child care and community settings. Comprehensive training, resources and technical assistance will be offered statewide to families and providers of children enrolled in regulated child care, registered family child care, licensed center-based staff, and appropriate facilities.

PURPOSE

To provide specialized training and technical assistance to child care providers around supporting the inclusion of children age birth to three with special needs and to support emergency preparedness in community childcare programs. Training and technical assistance are provided by professionals with knowledge, experience, and education on best practices and interventions for children with a variety of physical, developmental, and behavioral needs.

ELIGIBILTY

This funding opportunity is designed for public and non-profit agencies licensed to do business with the state of Maryland who operate 12 months per year except for holidays. The agency must have significant experience in managing child care information, referral services for families, implementation of professional development, knowledge of servicing children with special needs; as well as training and support services in the emergency management field for childcare educators; and providing technical assistance to improve the quality of child care services.

Priority will be given to agencies who have engaged in collaborative partnerships with child care providers and emergency personnel and have at least 3 years of experience in providing professional development, emergency preparedness training, and technical assistance in the state of Maryland.

APPLICATION PERIOD

This Grant Information Guide (GIG) was released on September 6, 2022. Proposals are due no later than 5 p.m. on September 30, 2022.

GRANT PERIOD

8/15/22 - 6/30/25

FUNDING AMOUNT AVAILABLE

$975,000 to be distributed equally over a three-year period.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF GRANTS

1

GRANT AMOUNT

$325,000 per year

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Complete the Grant application form and save it as a pdf. The pdf, including all appendices, must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. September 30, 2022 via email to deborah.langer@maryland.gov.

Customer Service Support Sessions

MSDE will hold several customer service support sessions for interested applicants. During these sessions, MSDE personnel will review what applicants need to get started, the program requirements, as well as a walk-through of the application. To register for a session, contact Deborah Langer at deborah.langer@maryland.gov.

You will receive an email invitation with a link to join a virtual Google Meets session.

See the dates and times below:

  • Thursday, September 8 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
  • Monday, September 19 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Questions

If you have questions about the application or the process, please contact the Program Monitor:

Deborah Langer
Lead Training Approval Coordinator
410-767-7813
deborah.langer@maryland.gov