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
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 .