FY2025 Subcontracts

FISCAL YEAR 2025 SUBCONTRACTS

In Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), Birth to Five Illinois is issuing $3 million in subcontracts (not grants), funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), to Local Early Childhood Collaborations. Established Collaborations were invited to submit proposals to complete activities like coordinating developmental screening events in collaboration with community partners and facilitating opportunities for parent/caregiver-led outreach strategies.

FY25 SUBCONTRACTORS

  • Addison Partners for Play, Learning, and Education: $58,500.00

  • ARELI (Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative): $47,141.00

  • Boone County Maternal Child Health (MCH) Advisory Council: $90,228.00

  • Champaign County Home Visiting Consortium: $100,000.00

  • Clay County 0-5 Advisory Board: $42,075.00

  • Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education: $100,000.00

  • Connect Home Visiting: $100,000.00

  • Crawford County Kids Association: $75,000.00

  • DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children: $87,797.00

  • Early Childhood Alliance of Niles Township: $100,000.00

  • Early Childhood Coalition of the Illinois Quad City Area: $94,478.00

  • Early Childhood Forum of Central Illinois: $99,493.00

  • Early Childhood Impact Table - Carbondale Community Cabinet for Children and Youth: $52,700.00

  • Effingham County Early Childhood Coalition: $42,075.00

  • EPEL (Elgin Partnership for Early Learning): $100,000.00

  • Evanston Early Childhood Council: $84,694.00

  • Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative: $97,356.00

  • Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership: $90,228.00

  • Greene County Health Department-Greene County Collaboration: $52,000.00

  • Madison County Alliance for Children & Families: $83,604.00

  • Margaret F. Lee Violence Prevention/Intervention Collaboration: $54,910.00

  • Menard County Family Collaborative: $62,000.00

  • Monroe Randolph Partnership for Children and Families: $71,000.00

  • North Chicago Early Childhood Collaboration: $75,000.00

  • North Lawndale Early Learning Collaboration: $100,000.00

  • Northwest Illinois Early Childhood Consortium: $44,309.00

  • Plano Area Alliance Supporting Student Success (PAASSS): $78,000.00

  • Ready. Set. Grow.: $100,000.00

  • Ready to Learn: $58,055.00

  • ROE #13 Early Childhood Collaboration: $52,700.00

  • ROE26 IRIS Community Collaboration: $52,700.00

  • Sauk Valley STARS: $91,137.00

  • Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families: $94,478.00

  • Southernmost Illinois Early Learning Special Education Collaborative: $50,210.00

  • SPARK Early Childhood Collaboration: $59,900.00

  • Success By 6 - Kankakee & Iroquois Counties: $45,000.00

  • The Village Early Childhood Collaboration: $90,288.00

  • Villa Park Area Early Childhood Collaborative: $52,700.00

  • WeGo Together for Kids: $75,500.00

  • Willowbrook Corner Coalition: $90,228.00

ELIGIBILITY

Local Early Childhood Collaborations were eligible to submit proposals. Birth to Five Illinois defines a Local Early Childhood Collaboration as a formalized group of stakeholders working together to improve their local Early Childhood system. All Our Kids (AOK) Networks are not eligible to apply.

AMOUNT

Collaborations could submit proposals for up to $100,000 in alignment with the proposed activities.  

REQUIREMENTS

  • Collaborations must meet the requirements of becoming a subcontractor as outlined by ISBE. This includes completion of Standard Illinois Certifications and Financial Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest forms. 

  • Employer Identification Number (EIN). 

  • Subcontractors will submit Monthly Expense Reports by the 10th of each month. The May and June reports will be due on June 8, 2025.  

PAYMENTS

  • The subcontracts are paid on a reimbursement basis. Advance payments will not be approved.  

  • Reimbursement will be based on submitted Monthly Expense Reports with a 30-day lag. (i.e., January expenses would be reported by February 10 and reimbursed in March.) 

NOT ALLOWABLE EXPENSES

  • Food

  • Gift cards

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

  • Will former grantees of Birth to Five Illinois automatically receive subcontracts? 

    • No. Subcontracts will be issued based on the submissions received. Any interested Collaborations will need to submit a proposal and be selected for funding.


  • Will expenses be reimbursed retroactively to July 1, 2024.  

    • No, expenses will not be retroactively reimbursed. Expenses that occur after the subcontract starts will be reimbursed.


  • Is Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) qualification required?  

    • No. Since these are subcontracts not grants, GATA qualification is not required.  

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Subcontratos del año fiscal 2025

SUBCONTRATOS DEL AÑO FISCAL 2025

En el año fiscal 2025, Birth to Five Illinois emitirá 3 millones de dólares en subcontratos (no subvenciones), financiados por la Junta Estatal de Educación de Illinois (ISBE), a Colaboraciones Locales de la Primera Infancia. Se invitó a las Colaboraciones establecidas a presentar propuestas para completar actividades como la coordinación de eventos de evaluación del desarrollo en colaboración con socios comunitarios y la facilitación de oportunidades para estrategias de divulgación dirigidas por padres y cuidadores.

SUBCONTRATISTAS FY25

  • Addison Partners for Play, Learning, and Education: $58,500.00

  • ARELI (Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative): $47,141.00

  • Boone County Maternal Child Health (MCH) Advisory Council: $90,228.00

  • Champaign County Home Visiting Consortium: $100,000.00

  • Clay County 0-5 Advisory Board: $42,075.00

  • Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education: $100,000.00

  • Connect Home Visiting: $100,000.00

  • Crawford County Kids Association: $75,000.00

  • DeKalb County Collaborative for Young Children: $87,797.00

  • Early Childhood Alliance of Niles Township: $100,000.00

  • Early Childhood Coalition of the Illinois Quad City Area: $94,478.00

  • Early Childhood Forum of Central Illinois: $99,493.00

  • Early Childhood Impact Table - Carbondale Community Cabinet for Children and Youth: $52,700.00

  • Effingham County Early Childhood Coalition: $42,075.00

  • EPEL (Elgin Partnership for Early Learning): $100,000.00

  • Evanston Early Childhood Council: $84,694.00

  • Glenbard Early Childhood Collaborative: $97,356.00

  • Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership: $90,228.00

  • Greene County Health Department-Greene County Collaboration: $52,000.00

  • Madison County Alliance for Children & Families: $83,604.00

  • Margaret F. Lee Violence Prevention/Intervention Collaboration: $54,910.00

  • Menard County Family Collaborative: $62,000.00

  • Monroe Randolph Partnership for Children and Families: $71,000.00

  • North Chicago Early Childhood Collaboration: $75,000.00

  • North Lawndale Early Learning Collaboration: $100,000.00

  • Northwest Illinois Early Childhood Consortium: $44,309.00

  • Plano Area Alliance Supporting Student Success (PAASSS): $78,000.00

  • Ready. Set. Grow.: $100,000.00

  • Ready to Learn: $58,055.00

  • ROE #13 Early Childhood Collaboration: $52,700.00

  • ROE26 IRIS Community Collaboration: $52,700.00

  • Sauk Valley STARS: $91,137.00

  • Southern Illinois Coalition for Children and Families: $94,478.00

  • Southernmost Illinois Early Learning Special Education Collaborative: $50,210.00

  • SPARK Early Childhood Collaboration: $59,900.00

  • Success By 6 - Kankakee & Iroquois Counties: $45,000.00

  • The Village Early Childhood Collaboration: $90,288.00

  • Villa Park Area Early Childhood Collaborative: $52,700.00

  • WeGo Together for Kids: $75,500.00

  • Willowbrook Corner Coalition: $90,228.00

ELEGIBILIDAD

Las Colaboraciones Locales de la Primera Infancia son elegibles para presentar propuestas. Birth to Five Illinois define una Colaboración Local para la Primera Infancia como un grupo formalizado de partes interesadas que trabajan juntas para mejorar su sistema local de la primera infancia. Las redes All Our Kids no pueden presentar solicitudes.

CANTIDAD

Las Colaboraciones podrán presentar propuestas por hasta 100,000 dólares en consonancia con las actividades propuestas.  

REQUISITOS

  • Las Colaboraciones deben cumplir con los requisitos para convertirse en subcontratista según lo descrito por la ISBE. Esto incluye completar las Certificaciones Estándar de Illinois y los formularios de Divulgaciones Financieras y Conflictos de Intereses. 

  • Número de identificación del empleador (EIN). 

  • Los subcontratistas presentarán informes de gastos mensuales antes del día 10 de cada mes. Los informes de mayo y junio deberá presentarse el 8 de junio de 2025.  

PAGOS

  • Los subcontratos se pagan mediante reembolso. No se aprobarán pagos por adelantado.  

  • El reembolso se basará en los informes de gastos mensuales presentados con un desfase de 30 días (es decir, los gastos de enero se informarían el 10 de febrero y se reembolsarían en marzo). 

GASTOS NO AUTORIZADOS 

  • Alimentos 

  • Tarjetas de regalo 

PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES

  • ¿Recibirán automáticamente subcontratos los antiguos beneficiarios de Birth to Five Illinois? 

    • No. Los subcontratos se emitirán en función de las propuestas recibidas. Las Colaboraciones interesadas deberán presentar una propuesta y ser seleccionadas para recibir financiamiento. 

  • ¿Se reembolsarán los gastos de forma retroactiva al 1 de julio de 2024?  

    • No, los gastos no se reembolsarán de forma retroactiva. Se reembolsarán los gastos que se produzcan una vez iniciado el subcontrato.   

  • ¿Es necesaria la calificación de la Ley de Responsabilidad y Transparencia de Subvenciones (GATA)? 

    • No. Dado que se trata de subcontratos y no de subvenciones, no se requiere la calificación GATA.  

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