Policy & Funding

HHS Funds Preschool Development Grants

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced the 45 recipients of the Preschool Development Grants competition.

• By Sara Friedman
• 01/08/19

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education are investing in 45 state education agencies through the Preschool Development Grants program that targets needs for children from birth to age 5 through early education learning opportunities. Each of the grants will last for one year.

The PDG B-5 initiative is designed to help state agencies develop, design, update or implement a strategic plan, based on the findings from a statewide B-5 needs assessment, that creates opportunities for collaboration and coordination among existing programs for early childhood care across the state focused on low-income and disadvantaged children to improve their transitions into kindergarten and elementary school.  The program calls for states to develop more efficient ways to align and strengthen the delivery of existing programs and to create recommendations to better use existing resources.

The full list of recipients is below:

1. Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education-$10,620,000
2. Alaska Department of Education and Early Development-$2,617,353
3. Arkansas Department of Human Services-$3,506,749
4. Arizona Department of Education-$1,396,806
5. California Department of Education-$10,620,000
6. Colorado Department of Human Services-$5,801,793
7. Connecticut Office of Early Childhood-$8,591,087
8. Delaware Department of Education-$4,236,837
9. District of Columbia Education Office-$10,620,000
10. Florida Department of Education-$8,520,000
11. Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning-$2,961,044
12. Hawaii Department of Human Services-$965,530
13. Illinois Office of the Governor-$3,702,937
14. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration-$6,895,336
15. Iowa Department of Management-$2,190,119
16. Kansas Department of Education-$4,482,305
17. Commonwealth of Kentucky-$10,620,000
18. Louisiana Department of Education-$7,100,000
19. Maine Department of Education-$1,011,080
20. Maryland Department of Education-$10,618,584
21. Massachusetts Executive Office of Education-$1,801,346
22. Michigan Department of Education-$5,058,813
23. Minnesota Department of Education-$4,705,603
24. Mississippi Community College Board-$10,620,000
25. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services-$4,208,250
26. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services-$4,141,560
27. Nevada Department of Education-$606,515
28. University of New Hampshire-$3,843,557
29. New Jersey Department of Children and Families-$10,620,000
30. New Mexico Department of Children Youth and Families-$5,374,596
31. New York Office of Children and Family Services-$8,732,006
32. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services-$4,486,842
33. North Dakota Department of Public Instruction-$2,275,771
34. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services-$10,486,896
35. Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation, Inc-$3,116,729
36. Oregon Department of Education-$4,257,418
37. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania-$10,553,711
38. Rhode Island Department of Human Services-$4,194,057
39. South Carolina Department of Social Services-$3,453,679
40. Texas Education Agency-$1,789,455
41. Utah Department of Workforce Services-$538,000
42. State of Vermont-$3,363,695
43. Virginia Department of Education-$9,900,948
44. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services-$725,112
45. Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families-$5,270,656

More information about the PDG B-5 initiative can be found here.