Bright Beginnings is now accepting grant applications for funding for early childhood initiatives in your community!
Applications will be accepted until April 30, 2010.
Grant application forms are available at the bottom of this page. Please download, complete, and fax or mail back to our office.
We look forward to working with you to enhance positive preschool initiatives in your community!
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Priorities: We are inviting community proposals which support programs and services for families with young children with an emphasis on activities that involve both the parent and child. We support collaborative and creative initiatives that are community-based, inclusive and accessible to all families. We encourage a variety of activities that build healthy child development through the four priorities listed below:
Positive Parenting: Activities to support and enhance parents’ ability to nurture the healthy development of their children. Some examples could include parent education programs, parent support groups, information and referral services, parent-child groups and activities, toy and resource libraries, and drop in activities.
Nutrition and Physical Health: Activities to promote good nutrition and healthy lifestyles through education and community supports. Applications requesting dollars for snacks are encouraged to use funding for healthy choices. Some examples could include parent education programs, nutrition guidance, community kitchens, and activities promoting physical activity and fitness, injury prevention.
Learning and Literacy: Activities to support the learning success of children through opportunities to improve family literacy and numeracy and participate in quality early childhood experiences. Some examples could include creative play and recreation programs, reading, writing and storytelling activities, lending libraries.
Community Capacity: Activities to support partnerships within your community through leadership opportunities, volunteering and community service. Some examples could include education, networking, and exchanging information on research and best practices, engaging communities in planning programs and service.
Who is eligible?
- Applicants must live within the boundaries of North Eastman Parent-Child Coalition.
- Applicants will be a non-profit, incorporated body OR must obtain a host organization.
**This host organization must be a non-profit, incorporated body which has a board of directors and bank account with two signing authorities.
**Furthermore, the host organization must hold adequate liability insurance for programs operating under its authority.
Eligibility Requirements:
Successful proposals will:
Be consistent with the Healthy Child Manitoba vision, goals and guiding principles
Be consistent with the Recommended Guidelines for Parent Child Programs
Promote the principles of early child development and healthy families
Support the parent-child centred approach and priority activities
Respond to local priorities and needs
Develop and demonstrate community partnerships and utilize existing community assets
Include budget information
Consider evaluation measures
Agree to provide program and financial reporting to the Coalition after completion of the approved project by deadline dates
Agree to submit receipts for individual items totaling $300 or more
Agree to share their experiences at a regional forum held annually in the Spring
Eligible & Ineligible Expenses:
Bright Beginnings will agree to administer funds for such costs as rental of space, healthy snack choices, appropriate salaries and/or honorarium for facilitators and child minders for programming, advertising, reasonable travel expenses, program supplies and equipment, training, and community assessments.
Funds will not be allocated for capital expenditures, costs related to purchases of land or buildings, major equipment or renovations, budget deficits and/or retroactive funding.
Funding Approval:
A grant committee will review all applications and decisions will be based on the merits of the application. Once reviewed, notification of the committee’s decision will be forwarded onto the applicant.
If an application is denied, an explanation will be provided to the applicant. Suggestions of other possible funding sources may be offered.
All reporting requirements must be met before your organization will be eligible for another grant.
Should you have further questions regarding our grant program, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Grant applications are accepted twice per year (April 30th and October 31st).
The grant application and evaluation forms are now available in downloadable format below.
If you are unable to read PDF files, please visit this website, adobe.com/reader, to get a free copy of this program to allow access to these forms.
Readiness/Wellness Application Form
Readiness/Wellness Evaluation Form
To assist those unfamiliar with the granting process, please use the template provided below, or feel free to contact our Regional Coordinator for additional support.
Sample of Completed Application Form
We encourage grant recipients to use participation evaluation forms to measure the success of your programming. A sample template for evaluating preschool programs can be found below. Please feel free to tailor this form to meet your program’s needs.
Here are a few additional resources you may wish to research to learn more about funding opportunities for early childhood initiatives: