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CURRENT SOLICITATIONS

RFQ for Consultants to Provide Technical Assistance to Early Learning and Care Programs

F5MC is developing a resource bank of qualified consultants to provide technical assistance to support quality programming and inclusion through technical assistance in a variety of early learning and care programs and settings (i.e., Family, Friend and Neighbor Care, Family Child Care and Center-based Child Care, Playgroups or community projects).

Application Deadline: Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.
RFQ
Appendix A
Appendix B

Application for Technical Assistance Projects for Child Care Centers Community Grantmaking Application – Round 4

First 5 Monterey County has released Round 4 of the application to select center-based child care programs to receive technical assistance services that will improve child care quality and support inclusion for children ages 0 to 5 years and their families.

To be eligible applicant must be a licensed center-based child care program (in good standing). Priority will be given first to projects serving children and families in South County (including Chualar, Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, King City, San Ardo, San Lucas); then to projects serving other F5MC priority areas including: North County (Pajaro, Castroville), Peninsula (Seaside), and Salinas (East Salinas).

Application Deadline: Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 29, 2012.

Application with Appendices A-C

Appendix D(in a fill-able Word format).

COMMUNITY EVENT SPONSORSHIP

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED - Learn more
Community Event Sponsorships are available to support community-based events that will provide early education and information specifically related to children ages 0 – 5 and fit in with the vision of ensuring that children enter school healthy, emotionally-well developed and ready and able to learn.

To learn more - read the guidelines and if you're still interested, complete the application. Both can be downloaded below.

Event Sponsorship Guidelines & Application (Oct. '11 ENG revision). (Spanish language application coming soon.)

Helpful Resources:
Sample Invoice
W-9
Suggestions and Guidelines for Sponsorship Toys/Materials and Entertainment (including petting zoo's and pony rides)

Monterey County Grantmakers Partnership
To save you time and effort in the grant application process, five Monterey County area grantmakers have developed a common application form to help streamline the grant seeking process.

Some strategies for successful grant seeking include:

Research the funding interest of a grantmaker before applying and obtain a copy of its current grant guidelines.
Familiarize yourself with the funder’s application process and procedures.
Follow the specified format and any speciﬁc instructions from the grantmaker.

All participating grantmakers (listed on Page 2 of the application) accept this grant application, but may have additional instructions for the application. Please research the individual grantmaker’s grant guidelines and instructions before applying for a grant.

2012 Common Grant Application

Participating Grantmakers in addition to First 5 Monterey County include*:
Community Foundation for Monterey County
Harden Foundation
Monterey Peninsula Foundation
United Way of Monterey County

*Please note - First 5 Monterey County is currently not accepting any solicitations. Our large funding process occurs on a four year cycle. The next process is anticipated during fiscal year 2013/2014 for funding beginning in 2014/2015.

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