Primary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Estella Gonzalez
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Health Federation of Philadelphia (Home Grown)
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MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0%
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for approval to accept grant funds in the amount of $100,000, with no required match, from the Health Federation of Philadelphia for Home Grown: Building Comprehensive Networks (BCN) Year 2 Implementation.
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Background and Discussion:
Home Grown focuses on building effective, comprehensive networks at the state- and local-level that support the operations of child care providers, with particular focus on home-based and Friend, Family, & Neighbor providers. Harris County utilized the Year 1 Implementation award of $100,000 to support efforts for the Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN) program. The ELQN Network Support Hub and four Local Network Organizations used funding to strategically promote ELQN to targeted communities, support the work of community-based advisory committees, and enhance community engagement events for families, child care providers, and other community stakeholders.
Expected Impact:
The Year 2 Implementation grant will help to strengthen the community networks developed through ELQN over the past year, including supporting ELQN's continued outreach efforts and providing educational opportunities and resources for families a...
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