Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

Grant for Early Childhood Education Organizations Conducting Interaction-Based Assessments

$720k

Amount

Cash

Nov 13, 2026

Deadline

1 month left

District of Columbia

Geography

Local

Grant

Type

Government

Education
Youth & Family Services

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About this grant

Supports a single grantee to develop and implement a plan to observe publicly funded infant and toddler classrooms and child development homes using the CLASS Second Edition Infant-Toddler assessment tool. The grant aims to increase program quality across DC's mixed delivery early childhood system, provide targeted professional development, and align pre-K and infant/toddler observations. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, for-profits, faith-based organizations, and postsecondary institutions with demonstrated expertise in early childhood education and large-scale program evaluation.

What you get

Up to $720,000 per year for up to five years
Five-year award period with annual continuation awards contingent on performance and funding availability
First award year begins November 13, 2026 and ends September 30, 2027

How to apply

Information about the organization
Capacity to execute the grant
Capacity to provide additional training on DC observation tools
Detailed planned expenditures
Submission through the Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS)

Eligibility

Must be a non-profit, for-profit, faith-based organization, or postsecondary education institution
Must demonstrate expertise in early childhood education, including programming and practice, large-scale program evaluation, monitoring and observations, and financial management
Minimum of six years previous experience managing large-scale program evaluations using the CLASS Second Edition Infant-Toddler measure
At least three years of experience conducting large-scale program evaluations for a statewide or citywide system involving at least 100 different sites evaluated within a one-year period
Prior experience conducting early childhood research or data collection in urban settings
Demonstrated experience managing implicit bias during research and data collection

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