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  • Information about the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been moved to a new, separate area. Information provided by DCDEE related to COVID-19 and child care providers, settings and health precautions can now be found on the Coronavirus Information for Child Care page.

 

 

DCDEE is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Applications for Child Care Resources and Referral Services Program.

The goal of this Request for Application is to provide technical assistance to early care and education programs according to NC’s revised technical assistance framework: North Carolina’s Pathway to Continuous Quality Teaching Practices and develop a professional development learning community to increase the management skills for current and aspiring child care directors and serve as a resource hub for families receiving child care.

This RFA will be for a 3-year funding cycle with an optional 2-year renewal term. Up to four (4) awards of up to $2,000,000 per year will be made under this RFA to provide services in each of the regions of North Carolina as outlined in the chart below. Eligibility for renewals are contingent upon contract compliance, project performance, and availability of funding. The initial contract period will be July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028.

Regions

Counties

Eastern Region

Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Martin, Pitt, Beaufort, Dare, Tyrell, Hyde, Washington, Pamlico, Craven, Jones, Onslow, Carteret, Pender, Brunswick, New Hanover, Columbus, Sampson, Harnett, Duplin, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Greene, Wilson, Edgecombe, Nash, Franklin, Warren, Bertie, Hertford, Halifax, and North Hampton

South Central Region

Chatham, Lee, Moore, Hoke, Scotland, Robeson, Bladen, Cumberland, Stanly, Union, Anson, Richmond, Montgomery, and Mecklenburg

North Central Region

Caswell, Person, Granville, Vance, Durham, Orange, Alamance, Randolph, Davidson, Guildford, and Wake

Western Region

Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Graham, Swain, Haywood, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Watauga, Polk, Rutherford, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mc Dowell, Burke, Caldwell, Cabarrus, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Davie, Alexander, Ashe, Wilkes, Alleghany, Surry, Yadkin, Forsyth, Stokes and Rockingham

Eligibility requirements are included in the RFA. Applications are due via email to [email protected] by 5:00 pm on January 7, 2025 and must include the following attachments:

  1. Application Face Sheet RFA # 003-DCDEE-2024   
  2. Request for Applications: Child Care Resource & Referral Program 
  3. Line-Item Budget Template 
  4. Attachment A CCR&R Reginal Map
  5. Attachment B Line-Item Budget and Narrative Instructions 
 
 

 

 

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