Southwest Minnesota Early Care and Education Grant Application

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Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF), with funding from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), is currently accepting applications for its Early Care and Education Wrap Around Grant program. This special grant program will help fund early care and education wrap around services for children birth to age eight from underserved populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations that work with these children in SWIF’s southwest Minnesota region, which includes 18 counties and two Native nations, are eligible to apply.

This grant provides emergency assistance for education agencies and services that have been impacted by the pandemic. Wrap around services, a system of care management which supports children in all aspects of life, are one of many education services that this grant supports.

Funding from this grant can help cover mental health services and supports, supplemental after-school programs, distance learning programs and social, emotional and physical health supports. Additional allowable uses include training and development to more effectively operate during the pandemic, or other activities that are necessary to maintain the operation of and continuity of services in early care and education. Applicants must serve children birth through age eight from historically underserved populations.

Reporting information will be required and will include:

Number of children (ages 0-8) impacted
Number of parents and/or caregivers impacted
List of populations served
Lessons Learned
Funds Leveraged
List of partners and collaborators

Grant applications will be reviewed beginning on August 15,2022 with a final deadline of September 5th, 2022.

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Project Information:

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Project Description and Expected Outcomes:

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Youth 0-8

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Youth 9-Adult

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Adult

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Organizational Background: Describe your organizations mission, what it does and evidence of experience and accomplishments.

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Funds Used Description: Describe the target population and characteristics of the people served by the grant

Indepth Information-Project Narrative

Need Addressed: Describe the unmet need/opportunity due to the COVID-19 pandemic your project will address for children 0-8.

Approach: Describe the goals and key activities you will undertake to address this need/opportunity. Include a brief description of how you will focus on underserved populations. (I.E.: rural students disproportionately impacted by pandemic, low-income students, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, children in foster care, English learners, migrant students, etc.)

Project Details: Identify who will carry out these key activities

Miscellaneous: What is your experience in providing wrap around services for 0-8 year olds?

Anticipated Impact: Describe the anticipated impact of your proposed activities

Partners: Who are your partner organizations and what are their roles?

Evaluation Plan: How will you know you have been successful?

Documentation & Signature

Southwest Initiative Foundation would like to review your project budget. Please download the Excel template below, complete and upload the finished document. Other documents can be uploaded in the appropriate places.

Project Budget and Narrative (Template attached to email notification or Download this Excel Template, complete form and re-upload with project data): Please document spending as it pertains to this grant. Keep any receipts of purchased items to submit as part of your budget management.

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After clicking submit, complete the signature page and then confirm the signature using the link in the email you will receive after signing. Grant is not signed until you confirm the signature from your email.

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