Preschool Development Birth through Five

Current as of:

The Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) grants are available to states and territories to support early childhood services for children birth to age five. Funds support a needs assessment, strategic planning, family engagement, quality improvement, workforce compensation and supports, and direct services for young children.

PDG B-5 grants support improved collaboration among existing programs as well as a mixed delivery system that includes child care and family child care providers, Head Start, state pre-kindergarten, and home visiting.

There are two kinds of PDG B-5 grants:

  • 1-year Planning Grants
  • 3-year Renewal Grants
PDG B-5 Renewal Grant map

Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) 1-Year Planning Grants  

Program 

State 

Funding Amount 

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education 

AL 

$4,000,000 

California Health & Human Services Agency 

CA 

$4,000,000 

Colorado Department of Early Childhood 

CO   

$3,971,588 

Connecticut Office of Early Childhood 

CT 

$3,916,150 

Illinois State Board of Education 

IL 

$4,000,000 

Kansas Department of Education   

KS   

$4,000,000   

Louisiana Department of Education 

LA 

$4,000,000 

Michigan Department of Education   

MI   

$4,000,000   

Minnesota Department of Education 

MN   

$4,000,000   

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education 

MO 

$4,000,000 

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services 

NE 

$4,000,000 

University of New Hampshire (UNH) 

NH 

$3,948,368 

New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development  

NJ 

$2,252,950 

New York Office of Children & Family Services 

NY 

$4,000,000 

North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services 

NC 

$4,000,000 

Rhode Island Executive Office of Health & Human Services 

RI   

$4,000,000   

South Carolina Department of Social Services 

SC   

$3,948,368   

Tennessee Department of Education 

TN 

$4,000,000 

Virginia Department of Education 

VA 

$4,000,000 

Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families 

WA 

$4,000,000 

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources 

WV 

$2,000,000 

 Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) 3-Year Renewal Grants  

Program 

State 

Funding Amount 

Alaska Department of Health 

AK 

$8,000,000  

Arizona Department of Education 

AZ 

$14,000,000  

Arkansas Division of Child Care Early Childhood Education 

AR 

$12,000,000  

Delaware Department of Education 

DE 

$8,000,000.00  

University of Hawaii 

HI 

$6,637,041  

Idaho State University 

ID 

$10,000,000  

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 

IN 

$14,000,000  

Kentucky Education and Work Force Development Cabinet 

KY 

$11,990,400  

Maine Department of Health and Human Services 

ME 

$8,000,000  

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care 

MA 

$11,987,518  

Mississippi Department of Human Services 

MS 

$8,095,090.00  

Montana Public Health and Human Services 

MT 

$8,000,000  

Nevada Department of Education 

NV 

$10,000,000  

New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department 

NM 

$10,000,000  

North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services 

ND 

$6,756,103  

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services 

OH 

$16,000,000  

Oklahoma Department of Human Services 

OK 

$12,000,000  

Pennsylvania Department of Education, OCDEL 

PA 

$16,000,000  

Texas Workforce Commission 

TX 

$16,000,000  

Utah Department of Health and Human Services 

UT 

$4,837,743  

Vermont Agency of Human Services 

VT 

$7,744,080  

Read the recently issued PDG B-5 Information Memorandum to increase support for the Early Childhood Workforce. 

Read the synthesis report of the funded PDG B-5 applications from 2020 here:  PDG B-5 Information Memorandum to increase support for the Early Childhood WorkforcePreschool Development Grant Birth through Five Synthesis Report  .

Read the Transitions into Kindergarten Synthesis Report from the initial 20 PDG B-5 Renewal Grant Applications, focusing on what states proposed here - Supporting Smooth Transitions to Kindergarten   

More information about PDG B-5 is available from the Office of Child Care. Get information about technical assistance available to PDG B-5 funded states and territories .

Preschool Development Grants at the Department of Education

Preschool Development Grants were funded by the U.S. Department of Education in 2014-2018 and co-administered by ED and HHS.

Information on PDG as previously funded by ED .