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Emerging and Expanding (E & E) Grant Program is sponsored by Colorado Department of Early Childhood. This program expands access and availability of licensed child care throughout Colorado, with priority given to underserved communities, child care deserts, and infant and toddler capacity. Funding supports licensed child care in sustaining and expanding businesses.
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Colorado’s Emerging and Expanding Grant Program | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Site search Enter your search query Submit Colorado’s Emerging and Expanding Grant Program Colorado used federal COVID-19 relief funds to provide grants.
Businesses, Nonprofits, State Government Parents, Childcare Providers, Job Seekers The Colorado government deployed federal COVID-19 relief funds to offer grants that help employers and communities create new childcare facilities or expand existing ones, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
worth of government funds available funding applications received invested in EPIC’s Design Lab technical assistance program The Colorado government noted that even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of Coloradans lived in licensed childcare deserts—a situation where there are three or more children under five years old for every available childcare slot.
And at the offset of the pandemic, about 60% of families reported needing to change their childcare arrangements, while 10% of providers reported their desire to close their operations. This shortage created significant economic impacts for businesses, with absences and employee turnover costing employers anywhere from $400 million to $3 billion a year.
In 2021, Colorado introduced the Emerging and Expanding (E & E) Grant program to expand access and availability of licensed childcare in underserved communities throughout Colorado. Childcare providers could be awarded grants ranging from $3,000 to $50,000 to cover expenses related to the expansion of current capacity or the opening of a new childcare program.
Examples of funding uses include coaching, professional development, learning and classroom materials, and capital improvements. To support these efforts, Colorado worked with Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC), a nonprofit business coalition. EPIC ran a childcare design lab program that coached interested employers through the feasibility and design of on-site childcare.
5,459 new childcare slots created across 37 counties 148 childcare centers and 115 family childcare home providers awarded funding $10 million disbursed in funding so far Prioritize underserved areas: Like Colorado did with rural areas and infant care, set criteria to score projects that meet the greatest needs. Maybe give higher points to projects in childcare deserts, or that create infant slots, or serve odd hours.
This ensures the program tackles the toughest problems first. Leverage specialist nonprofits for technical assistance: The Colorado government, for example, partnered with EPIC to run the childcare design lab program that coached interested employers through feasibility and design of on-site childcare. Suggested Implementation Timeline https://cdec.
colorado. gov/emerging-and-expanding-grants Hy-Vee Grocery’s Concierge Service Hy-Vee partnered with Upwards. Reid Health’s Childcare Center Cake Body’s Childcare Offering Idaho’s Child Care Expansion Grants
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Licensed child care providers in Colorado. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $3,000 to $50,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Emerging and Expanding (E & E) Grant Program is funded by Colorado Department of Early Childhood. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Colorado. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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Panama’s universities have become an increasingly important arena for strategic competition. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expanded its influence through Confucius Institutes, academic exchanges, research partnerships, scholarships, and sustained engagement with students, faculty, and university leadership. These influence operations foster distrust of the United States and promote CCP narratives at a critical time in the U.S.-Panama relationship. Embassy Panama seeks to expand the U.S. presence on university campuses by creating sustained opportunities for students, faculty, administrators, and researchers to engage directly with American institutions, experts, companies, and exchange alumni. Through English-language programming, AI and emerging technology workshops, entrepreneurship initiatives, visiting speakers, research collaborations, and public discussions on academic freedom and research integrity, the program will demonstrate the advantages of partnering with the United States while providing a credible alternative to CCP-sponsored programming. Working alongside EducationUSA, American Spaces, the Regional English Language Office, and existing Embassy initiatives, the project will complement existing exchange and advising programs by focusing on institutional engagement and public diplomacy. The Embassy seeks a year-long initiative that establishes enduring U.S.-Panama academic partnerships, expands American visibility across Panamanian campuses, and directly advances U.S. efforts to counter CCP influence in higher education. Funding Opportunity Number: PDS-PAN-FY26-01. Assistance Listing: 19.040. Funding Instrument: G. Category: RD. Award Amount: $25K – $150K per award.
1. Project Background, Goals, and Objectives The Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals for programs that support one of the following U.S. Embassy priority program areas listed below. Applicants are strongly encouraged to propose collaborative approaches and programs that integrate multiple priority areas. Priority Program Areas/Goals: Applicants may submit a proposal to address one of the program goals below. Proposals should focus on one or more of the priority outcomes, but applicants may also recommend their own objective. Priority Program Areas: · Commercial Diplomacy and U.S.-Zimbabwe Trade · Artificial Intelligence for improved prosperity · Cybersecurity · Technology Literacy and Resilience · Free Speech · American Excellence in education, media, sports, creative industries, civil society GOAL 1. FREE SPEECH AND OPEN EXPRESSION Promote democratic principles including freedom of speech and civic participation; particularly if they share best practices for citizen advocacy or explore the challenges modern media houses face in a digital economy and the ethical standards needed to gain public confidence. Project Audience(s): Organizations and individuals that reflect American values, policies and priorities Priority Outcomes(s): Applicants may focus on one or more of the outcomes listed below. Applicants are encouraged to propose additional objectives and innovative activities that address the priority program areas. Outcome: A more informed and media-literate Zimbabwean public that can identify and resist disinformation, with stronger independent media institutions operating transparently and ethically. Strengthening independent media in Zimbabwe advances U.S. strategic interests in promoting open, stable societies across Africa. GOAL 2. ADVANCE U.S.- ZIMBABWE COMMERCIAL TIES AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY Advance economic prosperity; particularly connecting social entrepreneurs and the creative community with online marketing tools. Project Audience(s): Organizations and individuals that reflect American values, policies, and priorities Priority Outcomes(s): Applicants may focus on one or more of the outcomes listed below. Applicants are encouraged to propose additional objectives and innovative activities that address the priority program areas. Outcome: Increased bilateral trade activity, expanded market access for U.S. goods and services, and a growing cohort of Zimbabwean entrepreneurs with direct ties to U.S. businesses and platforms. Deepening commercial relationships with Zimbabwe creates new markets for American exports, strengthens U.S. economic influence in the region, and reduces Zimbabwe's economic dependence on adversarial partners. This directly supports the America First economic agenda and commercial diplomacy priorities. GOAL 3. HARNESS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT Empower Zimbabweans to leverage American innovations in technology, AI, and digital tools, to drive economic growth, improve livelihoods, and improve digital trade opportunities between the United States and Zimbabwe. Project Audience(s): Organizations and individuals that reflect American values, policies, and priorities. Priority Outcomes(s): Applicants may focus on one or more of the outcomes listed below. Applicants are encouraged to propose additional objectives and innovative activities that address the priority program areas. Outcome: A growing base of Zimbabwean professionals and institutions equipped to adopt, adapt, and deploy emerging American technologies - including AI - for economic and social development, using U.S.-developed platforms and frameworks. Promoting U.S.-developed technology standards and platforms in Zimbabwe expands American technological influence and market share, and builds a digital ecosystem aligned with U.S. values of openness, security, and innovation. GOAL 4. EXPAND U.S.-ZIMBABWE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS AND PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE TIES Deepen bilateral relationships through targeted workshops, alumni engagement, and exchange partnerships that advance shared solutions and reinforce American values and influence. Project Audience(s): Organizations and individuals that reflect American values, policies, and priorities. Priority Outcomes(s): Applicants may focus on one or more of the outcomes listed below. Applicants are encouraged to propose additional objectives and innovative activities that address the priority program areas. Outcome: Strengthened alumni networks and new professional cohorts with sustained engagement with U.S. counterparts, resulting in collaborative projects, cross-sector partnerships, and ongoing people-to-people dialogue. Strong professional networks create durable channels of U.S. influence and goodwill in Zimbabwe. Alumni of U.S. exchange programs consistently demonstrate greater alignment with U.S. foreign policy interests and serve as credible advocates for American businesses, institutions, and values within their professional and social communities. Funding Opportunity Number: AF-HAR-FY26-03. Assistance Listing: 19.040. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: $10K – $15K per award.
HHS published 'Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs' on August 7, 2026, proposing to strip federal staff-child ratios, health screening timelines, and credential requirements from the Program Performance Standards — and to force roughly $754 million out of administrative budgets across 1,700 grant recipients. Here is what is actually in the NPRM, what the Head Start Act still requires regardless, and how to write a comment that changes the final rule.
Read articlePA-27-034, PA-27-035 and PA-27-036 replace the institute-specific R25 announcements that research education programs have been built around for a decade. NCI, NIDA and NIGMS have already expired theirs early. Here is what the consolidation actually changes: an 8% indirect cost ceiling, a US-citizens-and-permanent-residents participant rule, a cooperative agreement variant that only exists on one of the three, and no clinical-trial-allowed companion anywhere.
Read articleThe FY2027 Common Fund slate is roughly $44 million across about 54 awards — Pioneer at $8M for 7, Transformative at $8M for 7, Early Independence at $5.7M for 10, and New Innovator's 30 already closed on August 17. Early Independence skipped FY2026 entirely, and its degree-eligibility window now spans 29 months to absorb the gap.
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