FY23 New Mexico PreK Grant

FY23 New Mexico PreK Grant

Jump to Application Download Section

Release Date: March 7, 2022

ELECTRONIC-ONLY SUBMISSION

Grant Funding Opportunities:

Eligible applicants may seek funding for the following:

New Program – A provider that has never
received NM PreK funding
Existing Program – A provider that
currently has NM PreK grant/agreement
with ECECD or PED
Renewal Request – An existing program
that has a current grant/agreement that is
expiring that needs to reapply. Contingent
upon good standing with licensing, good
standing with current PreK Standards and
good standing with CACFP.
Conversion Request – A request by a
currently NM PreK funded program to
convert existing slots into a different
program type. Example: 40 Basic slots
into 20 Extended slots or 20 Extended
slots into Mixed or Early Extended
slots.
Expansion A request by a currently NM
PreK funded program to expand(add)
additional slots, classrooms.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible applicants must be seeking funding either to open a new program or to expand the number of children served in an existing program. All applicants must be in good standing with their regulatory entity.
Eligible applicants include the following:

School-Based:

Local Education Agencies (LEAs) including state charter schools. LEAs and state charter schools must fully participate in PED FOCUS, including their special education preschool programs.
Community-Based:
Early childhood education programs licensed by ECECD. ECECD-licensed providers must have applied to participate in FOCUS (New Mexico Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System) at the time of application to be eligible, as stated in the New Mexico PreK Standards.
- Tribal early childhood education programs (e.g. licensed and non-licensed child care).
- Head Start programs.
- Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools and BIE contract (and grant) schools with early childhood education programs.

APPLICATION SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:

ECECD will make every effort to adhere to the following schedule.

Action	Responsible Party	Due Date
Grant Announcement	ECECD	Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Grant Application Period Opens	ECECD	Monday, March 7, 2022
PreK Application Orientation	ECECD	Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12–1 pm Click here for the Zoom link Meeting ID: 870 8596 9787 Passcode: 184199
Deadline to Submit Written Questions Not Addressed in Orientation Session	Applicant	Monday, March 22, 2022
Response to Written Questions	ECECD	Monday, March 28, 2022
Deadline to Submit Grant Application	Applicant	Monday, April 11, 2022, no later than 3 p.m.
Grant Award Letter Issued ECECD requires additional time to complete the FY23 Prekindergarten Grant of Award determinations. Absent additional notice, ECECD will issue award and denial letters no later than Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Thank you for your patience.	ECECD	Monday, May 16, 2022

Applications Due:

Completed and signed applications must be emailed with required attachments to ECECD-PreKGrant@state.nm.us by no later than Monday, April 11, 2022 by 3 p.m. MDST/MST. The emails will have the date and time of receipt. Please put in the subject line of the email: “Program Name” – PreK Grant Application 2022. Late and incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

Questions:

All questions must be submitted via email no later than March 22, 2022 to ECECD-PreKGrant@state.nm.us.

Written responses to the written questions will be posted on ECECD’s website, www.nmececd.org, and the PED Early Childhood Bureau website, Early Childhood Education – New Mexico Public Education Department (state.nm.us) for the benefit of all eligible applicants.