Preschool Development Grant

Overview

In December 2022, Arizona was awarded the Preschool Development Grant Birth-5 (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant. This is a 3-year grant with a total of $42 million in funding. Grant initiatives include increasing access to high-quality early learning programs for children Birth-5 years old, building early childhood educator capacity, supporting family engagement, and increasing inclusive settings for children with disabilities. Arizona's PDG Application outlines the priorities and goals of the grant, and the official federal announcement highlights PDG B-5 allocations by state.

Informational Webinars & Slides

Upcoming Webinars

Webinars will be added when scheduled.

Recorded Informational Webinars

Pre-Implementation Informational Webinar Recordings 

PDG Informational Webinar (English) 

• PowerPoint slide deck  (English)

Sesion de Informacion de PDG (Español) Grabación

• PDG B5 Presentación del seminario web informativo (Español)

PDG Guidance Manual Webinars (Cohort 1)

PDG Subgrantee Manual Webinar/Q&A Recording (English)

• PowerPoint Slide Deck for PDG Manual Q&A (English)

Webinario de Manual del subconcesionario de PDG / Preguntas y Respuestas (Español)

• Manual de PowerPoint, plataforma de diapositiva, para PDG Preguntas y Respuestas (Español)

Sub-Grantee Onboarding Webinars

PDG Sub-Grantee Onboarding-Day 1 (5-15-2024) Meeting Recording

PDG Sub-Grantee Onboarding-Day 2 (5-16-2024) Meeting Recording

• PowerPoint Slide Deck for PDG Sub-Grantee Onboarding (Days 1 and 2)

Timeline

PDG B-5 Grant Timeline - Cohort 2 (Year 1)

PDG Eligibility

Please click on the link below to download and view a list of sites that are pre-identified as eligible to apply for PDG B-5 Subgrant funding.*

PDG Eligibility List

Eligibility criteria include**:

• Rural communities
• Tribal communities
• Opportunity zones
• Child care  or preschool gap (greater than 25%)
• Current capacity for serving infants/toddlers
• Early childhood assessment data below proficient scores
• District ELA minimally proficient average score
• Percentage of population below 300% of federal poverty level

*This is a highly competitive grant and there is no guarantee of award, even for sites on the eligibility list. 

**Please note that when completing the Eligibility Questionnaire in Grants Management, programs that meet any of the above criteria are eligible to apply.

PDG Application Process

UPDATED! A full guide on the PDG application process can be found here:

PDG Application Guide

 

The rubric used during the application review process can be found here:

Application Rubric

Step 1: SAM.gov. Registration/Renewal

Your organization must have an active SAM.gov registration prior to submitting a Preschool Development Grant B-5 (PDG B-5) application. Upon successful completion of a SAM.gov registration, a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number will be issued to your organization.

The SAM.gov UEI registration process can take up to 10 business days to complete.

Start a new SAM Registration or Renew an Existing Registration.

 

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Step 2: Apply for Entity ID with Arizona Department of Education

To allow time for processing prior to the application close date, the deadline to request a new Entity ID is March 15, 2024.

Documentation Required for Entity ID

• Unique Entity Identifier (see Step 1 above)
• Entity Information
  • Complete the ADE Entity ID Request Form
• License/Certificate
  • AZ Department of Health Services License
  • DES Family Child Care Provider Certificate

Submit the completed form and license/certificate to [email protected].

 

Step 3: Apply for Entity administrator access in ADEConnect

Request Access for Entity Administrator in ADEConnect

Request Access for Entity Administrator

Monitoring and Fiscal Requirements

Reimbursement

The PDG is a cost-reimbursement grant, a type of grant under which ADE ECE will reimburse the sub-grantee for work performed and/or costs incurred by the sub-grantee up to the total amount specified in the grant and contingent upon allowable use of funds. PDG reimbursement requests will be made using the ADE electronic Grants Management Enterprise (GME) System. For frequently asked questions, documentation, and fiscal processes associated with the Grants Management Enterprise system, please visit the interactive Grants Management Resource Library.

Document Templates

PDG Slot Funding Awardees can use the following document templates for enrollment and monitoring.

EMAC

With the exception of budget documentation/reimbursement requests noted above, PDG monitoring documents will be summitted via the EMAC platform through ADEConnect.

Videos:

• How to Add ADEConnect Roles

Guidance Documents:

• EMAC Portal User Guide

• EMAC Administrator Guide

Resources

The official announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Early Childhood Development, regarding PDG awards can be found on the HHS Website. 

PDG Announcement

UPDATED! A full guide on the PDG application process can be found here:

PDG Application Guide