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Early Care and Education Grant Program is sponsored by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF). This program funds early care and education services for children birth to age five. Grant funds can be used to support social, emotional, physical, and mental health, training and development, or other activities necessary to maintain services in early care and education.
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Early Care and Education Grants - Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation Early Care and Education Grants Early Care and Education Grant Program The Early Care and Education Grant program will help fund early care and education services for children birth to age five. Organizations that work with these children in SMIF’s 20-county region are eligible to apply.
Grant funds could be used to support social, emotional, physical and mental health, training and development to operate and address the needs of young children, or other activities necessary to maintain the services in early care and education. This grant will open fall 2026. Application opens: October 8, 2025 Application due: 2 p.
m. November 5, 2025 Review/Site visit period: November – January Awards made by: Early January, 2025 Heidi Coulter, Director of Early Childhood Email: heidic@smifoundation. org Margaret Radel, Early Childhood Project and Grants Coordinator Email: margaretr@smifoundation.
org SMIF awards $279,800 to support the success of young children Gallery SMIF awards $279,800 to support the success of young children SMIF awards $279,800 to support the success of young children SMIF recently approved $279,800 for 22 Early Childhood projects that will support early care and education services in SMIF’s 20-county region.
Comments Off on SMIF awards $279,800 to support the success of young children Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Faribault Public Schools Gallery Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Faribault Public Schools Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Faribault Public Schools In 2023, Faribault Public Schools utilized a SMIF Early Care and Education Grant to fund ECFE on the Go, a program to ready children for kindergarten.
Comments Off on Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Faribault Public Schools SMIF awards $248K to support essential services for young children Gallery SMIF awards $248K to support essential services for young children SMIF awards $248K to support essential services for young children SMIF recently approved $248,275 for 24 Early Childhood projects that will support early care and education services, impacting more than 5,884 young children.
Comments Off on SMIF awards $248K to support essential services for young children Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Byron Community Education Gallery Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Byron Community Education Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Byron Community Education In 2023, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) awarded a $5,000 Early Care and Education Grant to Byron Community Education for programming and resources to help staff, parents and children with managing their emotions.
Comments Off on Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: Byron Community Education Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: New Ulm ECFE Gallery Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: New Ulm ECFE Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: New Ulm ECFE In 2022, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) awarded a $14,000 Early Care and Education Grant to New Ulm ECFE.
The grant was used on a variety of projects, including a mobile ECFE program and training on how to keep calm around challenging behavior.
Comments Off on Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: New Ulm ECFE Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: YWCA Mankato Gallery Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: YWCA Mankato Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: YWCA Mankato SMIF awarded a $10,000 Early Care and Education Grant to YWCA Mankato in 2023. The grant was used to enhance outreach efforts from YWCA to overcome barriers that their families often face.
Comments Off on Early Care & Education Grant Spotlight: YWCA Mankato SMIF awards $194,255 in grants to support essential services for young children Gallery SMIF awards $194,255 in grants to support essential services for young children SMIF awards $194,255 in grants to support essential services for young children SMIF recently approved 18 grants through its Early Care and Education Grant program impacting more than 2,600 young children.
This program helps fund early care and education services for children birth to age five.
Comments Off on SMIF awards $194,255 in grants to support essential services for young children SMIF awards $220,818 in Early Care and Education Wrap Around Grants Gallery SMIF awards $220,818 in Early Care and Education Wrap Around Grants SMIF awards $220,818 in Early Care and Education Wrap Around Grants 3,562 young children were supported through the latest round of Early Care and Education Grants.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations that work with children birth to age five in SMIF's 20-county region. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Early Care and Education Grant Program is funded by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Early Care and Education Grant program (Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation) is sponsored by Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF). Early Care and Education Grant program is a grant from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) that funds early care and education services for children from birth to age five in SMIF's 20-county region of southern Minnesota.
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