ECHO has partnered with York College of Pennsylvania’s Center for Community Engagement to offer 45-minute grant coaching for ECHO Innovation Grant applicants.
You can meet Professor Katie McLaughlin in-person at Center for Community Engagement or virtually for an in-depth conversation about your grant idea.
Preference will be given to those new to grant writing. Sign ups will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Spots are limited. This is a pilot opportunity, and we hope to expand this partnership in future rounds.
As a reminder, to be eligible for the ECHO Innovation Grant, you must meet the following requirements
- Have an early childhood education program located in York County, Pennsylvania.
- Be a full-time childcare program with a regular Department of Human Services (DHS) Certificate of Compliance OR hold an Early Head Start/Head Start, and/or Pre-K Counts OCDEL approved grant. DHS Certified School Age Child Care programs are eligible to apply.
- If DHS Certified, be designated at and meet all Keystone STARS Performance Standards associated with a STAR 2 (or higher) designation and not in a Keystone STAR suspension status. OR be a STAR 1 program that is actively working with a CCC STARS Coach to move up to a STAR 2. If you are a STAR 1, your STARS Coach will reach out directly to you with more information.
- Maintain or move up your STAR level designation during the approval and payment phase of the award. If a STAR level move-down occurs during this process, the program may no longer be eligible for the award amount. It is expected that the program will make a commitment to maintain their STAR designation.
See the ECHO Innovation Grant Guidelines for full eligibility requirements and program details.
Sign up for this optional grant coaching session with York College to receive a neutral third parties’ input and suggestions to strengthen your application.
Look for “ECHO Grant Coaching” to select a virtual or in-person option that fits your schedule.
Register here!
