Project Name is required.

• Usually the project name is the name of the facility where the award will be used plus a few words to indicate what the funds will be used for, for example, Tiny Tots - Acquistion and Facility Expansion. If there is no facility name at time of application, please use a short name for your project that will help us identify who and what the funding is for. 

Amount Requested is required.

• When entering an amount, this is where applicants indicate the grant amout being requested. Please refer to the NOFO for the maximum available award amount for each funding category.  Do not submit more in the Amount Requested field than is available for the funding category you are applying for.

Total Capital Project Costs is required.

• When entering an amount, this field is where appli­cants indicate the total cost for real property acquisition and construction of the early learning facility. This total should include all other capital costs in order to bring the early learning facility to completion. 

Applicant Information is required.

• When entering Applicant Information, please provide the Project Manager contact information as the main contact for this application.
• When entering Organization Information, this is information for the applicant.  If another entity is completing this application on behalf of the applicant, use the applicant's information.
• Providing the Executive Director or Chief Operating Officer contact information is required.  This individual will be included on all communications for this application.
• If more than the Project Manager and ED/CEO should be included on communications about this application, enter those contact email addresses on the Application Summary page under Additional Contacts.

Read each question carefully and ensure that you follow all instructions provided for each individual question. When answering these questions, please be as thorough as possible. Assume the person reading and scoring the application does not know anything about your project, services or facility type.  Some questions are Yes/No and require additional information elsewehere in the application in order to substantiate the response. If additional information is not provied, and it is needed or required to substantiate an answer to a question, the application will not be reviewed. 

Carefully read through each statement for a Document Requested because there are instructions associated with each type of document we are requesting. 

There are two types of required documents listed below:

• If a document is indicated as "Required" and it is highlighted, this is information that is required in order for your application to be submitted. This means you will not be able to submit the application without uploading the requested document.  Don't upload a document telling us you don't have the requested information. The requested information is a required part of a complete application.  Information not provided will cause the application to be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.  
• If a document is indicated "required if applicable," within the text of the description of what is being requested, this information is required for your application to be considered complete. You must upload the requested information if it is applicable to your proposed project, don't upload a document telling us you don't have the requested information. Information not provided will cause the application to be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.  

NOTE: Preliminary construction and equipment bid documents are a required part of the application and should reflect what you told us on the Budget tab for Column #1 & #2. If preliminary construction and equipment bids are not yet available for the project, the applicant may submit an estimate for costs as long as that estimate is produced by an authority that has a solid reputation estimating construction project costs and can accurately estimate costs within the parameters of the proposed project.  In the estimate, identify the name of the business providing the estimate, the name of the estimator and the date the estimate was developed.  Funding sources identified in Column #1 & #2 on the Budget tab must be substantiated by uploading documentation that either shows the funds are committed or if funds are not committed, provide a plan and timeline for getting funds committed.  

If required documents are not submitted with the application by the closing date and time (December 1, 2021 at 5:00pm), the application will be considered incomplete and not reviewed. For more information, please review the Program Guidelines and NOFO.

If a document is indicated as "optional," you do not need to submit that information.  If you do submit the "optional" information, please be sure to submit it all as one document for the specific information being requested.