Ulysses Currie Head Start State Supplemental Funding Grant FY2024

Purpose

To increase access to high-quality early care and education services and promote continuous improvement toward school readiness by expanding hours of service, adding summer programming, and/or providing quality improvement measures such as professional learning and development, program improvement, and salary enhancement.



When will the application be open?

Tuesday, June 20, 2023


Application Submission Date

Tuesday, August 22, 2023. No later than 5:00 p.m. EST



Ulysses Currie Head Start State Supplemental Funding Grant FY2024 Presentation


Customer Service Support Sessions

MSDE will hold three customer service support sessions for interested applicants. During these sessions, MSDE personnel will provide an overview of the application process. The sessions will be on:

Customer Service Support Session 1

Monday, June 26, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
View the recording from the June 26th, 2023 Customer Service Support Session

Customer Service Support Session 2

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
View the recording from the June 28th, 2023 Customer Service Support Session

Customer Service Support Session 3

Thursday, July 6, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
View the recording from the July 6th, 2023 Customer Service Support Session

Google Meet joining info.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dmv-eazj-yjw
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 413-453-2003‬ PIN: ‪805 686 223‬#‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
More phone numbers can be found here: https://tel.meet/dmv-eazj-yjw?pin=5028924239443

MSDE staff will also be available to provide technical assistance throughout the grant application process. Contact Vanessa Jones at vanessa.jones1@maryland.gov with questions related to the Ulysses Currie Head Start Supplemental Funding Grant. 

This funding opportunity, including all attachments and updates, can be downloaded from the MSDE Office of Grants Administration and Compliance website.


Questions

If you have questions about the application or the process, please contact the Program Monitor:

Vanessa Jones
Early Childhood Program Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education 
vanessa.jones1@maryland.gov
(410) 767–0602