Fiscal Year 2018 Healthy Tots Wellness Grant
Request for Application Release Date: Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 at 12 p.m. View RFA
Pre-Application Question Period Ends: Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at 3 p.m.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is soliciting applications to implement the Healthy Tots Wellness Grant. The Healthy Tots Wellness Grant Program is funded through the Healthy Tots Act Fund established by Section 4073 of the Healthy Tots Act of 2014, (DC Law 20-155; D.C. Official Code §§38-281, et. seq.), which is administered by OSSE’s Division of Health and Wellness.
The purpose of the Healthy Tots Wellness Grant is to support the dissemination of healthy eating, physical activity, and wellness programming in the D.C. early child care community. OSSE is awarding funding to entities that can provide technical assistance and help implement wellness programming at targeted community based child care facilities in the District of Columbia. The selected applicants will be required to build capacity and sustainable partnerships within the early learning community. Applicants will be awarded funding to implement programming in these six areas:
- Gardening/Environmental Sustainability
- Farm to Childcare/Local Food Procurement
- Nutrition Education
- Physical Activity & Education
- Staff Wellness & Center Wellness Policy
- Family Style Dining
Eligibility: OSSE will accept applications from community-based organizations that can demonstrate expertise and success working with young children in one or more of these following areas:
- Gardening/Environmental Sustainability
- Farm to Childcare/Local Food Procurement
- Nutrition Education
- Physical Activity & Education
- Staff Wellness & Center Wellness Policy
- Family Style Dining
OSSE will accept one application per organization, however a lead organization may partner with other organization(s) that can provides services in another program area to expand reach. Partner organizations can only appear on one application. Applicants must designate ONE fiscal sponsor to oversee administration and reporting of funds. Applicants may not designate more than one fiscal sponsor. Applicants must use the Healthy Tots Act Wellness Guidelines as a key resource and guide for trainings. The grantee must identify and provide an overview of other resources that will be used.
OSSE will prioritize awarding grants to organizations that provide services to child care facilities that operate in wards 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 and participate in CACFP. Targeted facilities need to be currently licensed by OSSE and accept child care subsidy as payment for at least 25 percent of existing infant and or toddler slots.
Length of Award: This grant period covers two fiscal years and is from March 1, 2018, to Sept. 30, 2019, contingent upon funding availability and the grantee’s satisfactory implementation of the proposed program. Year one spans from March 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2018. Year two spans Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019. Applicants must re-apply for the second year funding.
Available Funding for Award: The total amount available for this award is $500,000 per fiscal year. Each awarded organization can apply for up to $100,000 for each fiscal year in the grant period. Applicants must use allocated funding outlined in their budget timeline each fiscal year as funding cannot be rolled over to the next year in the grant period, or funding will lapse.
Anticipated Number of Awards: OSSE anticipates awarding funds to no more than six applicants.
Pre-Application Question Period
To ensure an equal opportunity for all applicants, OSSE requests that applicants submit questions regarding the RFA electronically to Patrilie Hernandez, [email protected] by 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. Answers to submitted questions will be made available by Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Questions submitted after this deadline date will not receive responses. Responses to questions will be published on the FAQ page.
For additional information regarding this grant program, please contact:
Patrilie Hernandez, MS
Management Analyst
Healthy Tots Act
Division of Health and Wellness
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First St. NE, Ninth Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Cell: (202) 394-2451
Email: [email protected]
The Request for Applications will be released Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 at 12 p.m. through OSSE’s Enterprise Grants Management System. The online system and training videos may be accessed by visiting http://grants.osse.dc.gov.
