Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Grant Competition

Publication Date: August 23, 2018

| Current as of: July 15, 2022

The Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Initiative provides competitive grants to states to strengthen their mixed delivery system of programs and services for young children. The goals of the program are to improve the school readiness of children from families with low incomes. and to improve transitions from early childhood programs into elementary school. States are to improve collaboration and coordination among existing programs in order to increase access to programs, improve program quality, and maximize parental choice and meaningful engagement.

There are two kinds of PDG B-5 grants. Initial grants support states in conducting a comprehensive statewide birth through five needs assessment followed by in depth strategic planning. Renewal grants provide funds to states to carry out the activities in their strategic plan.

In December 2018, 46 States/Territories were awarded an initial grant. In December 2019, 20 of these states were awarded renewal grants and an additional six States/Territories were awarded initial grants. In April 2020, three more of the original 46 states were awarded renewal grants. Finally, in December 2020, five of the six states/territories that received an initial grant in 2019 were awarded a renewal grant.

Of the 52 Initial Grants listed, 6 Initial grant were awarded in 2019 to: the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Idaho, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin and Wyoming; the other 46 Initial Grants went to the remaining states in 2018.
Of the 28 Renewal Grants, 3 were awarded in April 2020 to Kansas, Nebraska, and South Carolina, 5 were awarded in December 2020 to Guam, Idaho, Puerto Rico, Wisconsin and Wyoming, and the other 20 Renewal grants went to the remaining states listed in 2019.

For more information on the technical assistance available to states and territories, check out the National Technical Assistance Center for Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five (PDG B-5 TA) page on the Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System website.

State Contacts

PDG B-5 Grant Awardees

Initial Grantees

	State/territory	Initial award amount	Non-federal match amount	Initial grant application (link)	FY
1	Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education	$10,620,000	$3,186,000	http://children.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/01/Alabama-PDG-B-5.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
2	Alaska Department of Education and Early Development	$2,617,353	$785,206	https://education.alaska.gov/tls/earlylearning/docs/PDG-Proposal.docx Visit disclaimer page (DOCX)	FY 18
3	Arkansas Department of Human Services	$3,506,749	$1,052,025		FY 18
4	Arizona Department of Education	$1,396,806	$419,042	http://www.azed.gov/ece/current-initiatives Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
5	California Department of Education	$10,620,000	$3,186,000	https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/op/documents/pdgb5application.docx Visit disclaimer page (DOCX)	FY 18
6	Colorado Department of Human Services	$5,801,793	$1,740,538		FY 18
7	Connecticut Office of Early Childhood	$8,591,087	$2,577,326	https://www.ctoec.org/storage/2020/01/OriginalPDGApplication.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
8	Delaware Department of Education	$4,236,837	$1,271,051	https://education.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/oel_delaware_pdg_b_5_application_project_description_book_marked.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
9	District of Columbia Education Office	$10,620,000	$3,186,000	https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/page_content/attachments/DC%20Proposal%20Final.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
10	Florida Department of Education	$8,520,000	$2,556,000	http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/Content/Uploads/floridaearlylearning.com/images/Florida%20PDG%20B-5%20Application%20Final_ADA.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
11	Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning	$2,961,044	$888,313	https://www.decal.ga.gov/documents/attachments/GAPDGB5_Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
12	Guam Department of public Health & Social Services	$1,000,000	$101,000		FY 19
13	Hawaii Department of Human Services	$965,530	$289,659	https://earlylearning.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Hawaii-PDG-B-5.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
14	Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children, Inc.	$3,343,592	$1,003,077		FY 19
15	Illinois Office of the Governor	$3,702,937	$1,110,881	https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/OECD/pages/pdg-b-5.aspx Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
16	Indiana Family and Social Services Administration	$6,895,336	$2,068,601		FY 18
17	Iowa Department of Management	$2,190,119	$657,036	https://earlychildhood.iowa.gov/iowas-preschool-development-grant-renewal-application Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
18	Kansas Department of Education	$4,482,305	$1,344,692		FY 18
19	Commonwealth of Kentucky	$10,620,000	$3,186,000	https://kidsnow.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
20	Louisiana Department of Education	$7,100,000	$2,130,000	https://louisianabelieves.com/early-childhood/preschool-development-grant Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
21	Maine Department of Education	$1,011,080	$303,324	https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/earlychildhood/prekexpansiongrant Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
22	Maryland Department of Education	$10,618,584	$3,185,575		FY 18
23	Massachusetts Executive Office of Education	$1,801,346	$540,404	https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-preschool-development-grant-birth-five-application/download Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
24	Michigan Department of Education	$5,058,813	$1,517,644	https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Michigan_PDG_B5_Renewal_Grant_Proposal_2019_671135_7.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
25	Minnesota Department of Education	$4,705,603	$1,411,681	https://education.mn.gov/mdeprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=MDE085829&RevisionSelectionMethod=latestReleased&Rendition=primary Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
26	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	$6,539,934	$1,961,980	https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/eel-el-2019-PDG-Project%20Description.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
27	Mississippi Community College Board	$10,620,000	$3,186,000		FY 18
28	Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services	$4,208,250	$1,262,475	https://dphhs.mt.gov/Portals/85/hcsd/documents/ChildCare/PDGB-5system/PDGB5Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
29	Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services	$4,141,560	$1,242,468	https://dhhs.ne.gov/Child%20Care%20Documents/Preschool%20Development%20Grant%20Application%20and%20Revised%20Budget.pdf#search=PRESCHOOL%20DEVELOPMENT%20GRANT Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
30	Nevada Department of Education	$606,515	$181,955	http://www.doe.nv.gov/Early_Learning_Development/Nevada_Ready_State_Pre-K/ Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
31	University of New Hampshire	$3,843,557	$1,153,067	https://mypages.unh.edu/sites/default/files/pecc/files/nh_pdg_b5_final_revised_budget_0.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
32	New Jersey Department of Children and Families	$10,620,000	$3,186,000		FY 18
33	New Mexico Department of Children Youth and Families	$5,374,596	$1,612,379	https://www.earlylearningnm.org/media/New%20Mexico%20PDG%20B-5%20Application%20HHS-2018-ACF-OCC-TP-1379.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
34	New York Office of Children and Family Services	$8,732,006	$2,619,602	https://www.ccf.ny.gov/files/9815/4775/1818/NYS_PDGB5_Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
35	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services	$4,486,842	$1,346,053	https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Whats-New/preschool-development-grant-... Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
36	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction	$2,275,771	$682,731		FY 18
37	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs	$2,125,989	$637,796	http://www.cnmicclp.gov.mp/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PDG-B-5-APPLICATION.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 19
38	Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	$10,486,896	$3,146,069	http://earlychildhoodohio.org/pdf/GrantApplicationOhio.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
39	Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation, Inc	$3,116,729	$935,019	https://okschoolreadiness.org/uploads/documents/Preschool%20Development%20Grant_2019.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
40	Oregon Department of Education	$4,257,418	$1,277,225	https://oregonearlylearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Oregon_PDGB-5_Project-Description.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
41	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	$10,553,711	$3,166,113		FY 18
42	Puerto Rico Administration for Integral Child Care Development	$547,875	$164,363		FY 19
43	Rhode Island Department of Human Services	$4,194,057	$1,258,217	https://dhs.ri.gov/Programs/CCAPPreschoolDevelopment.php Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
44	South Carolina Department of Social Services	$3,453,679	$1,036,104	https://www.scchildcare.org/media/63976/SC-PDG.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
45	Texas Education Agency	$1,789,455	$536,837	https://tea.texas.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=51539628430 Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
46	U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services	$725,112	$17,535 Waiver of $199,000	https://cerc.uvi.edu/files/documents/USVI-Preschool-Development-Grant-Birth-to-5-Years-Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
47	Utah Department of Workforce Services	$538,000	$161,400		FY 18
48	State of Vermont	$3,363,695	$1,009,109	https://dcf.vermont.gov/sites/dcf/files/CDD/PDG/Vermont_B-5_Systems_Improvement_Project_File_1.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
49	Virginia Department of Education	$9,900,948	$2,970,284	http://smartbeginnings.org/federal-preschool-development-grant-b-5/ Visit disclaimer page	FY 18
50	Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families	$5,270,656	$1,581,197	https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/DCYF_PDG_Final_Application_Nov_2018.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 18
51	Wisconsin Department of Children and Families	$9,999,809	$2,999,942	https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/childcare/pdf/wi-pdg-app-redacted.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 19
52	Wyoming	$2,098,776	$629,632	https://wyokidsfirst.org/files/2020/01/WY-PDG-B-5-Redacted.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)	FY 19

Renewal Grantees

	State	Renewal award amount	Renewals non-federal match amount	Renewals grant application (link)
1	Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education	$11,178,750	$3,353,625	http://children.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/Alabama-PDGB5-Renewal.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
2	California Health and Human Services Agency	$13,414,500	$4,024,350
3	Colorado Department of Human Services (State of Colorado)	$11,171,968	$3,351,590.56	http://gallery.mailchimp.com/77bac9f533d6bce265cae77d9/files/68ee461c-93dc-40b1-8e52-dfc06416f0dc/FINAL_PDGB5RenewalApplication.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
4	Connecticut Office of Early Childhood	$8,943,000	$2,682,900
5	Florida Department of Education	$13,414,500	$4,024,350	http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/Content/Uploads/floridaearlylearning.com/images/FLPDGCompiledDraft110519FINAL.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
6	Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning	$3,721,583	$1,116,475	https://www.decal.ga.gov/documents/attachments/PDGB5_Renewal_ProjectDescription.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
7	Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services	$2,765,266	$829,579
8	Idaho State Board of Education	$5,980,498	$1,794,149	https://idahoaeyc.org/pdg Visit disclaimer page
9	Illinois Office of the Governor	$13,414,500	$4,024,350	https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/OECD/Documents/File%201%20Project%20Description%20ILLINOIS%20Renewal_Public.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
10	Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund/KSDE	$8,943,000	$2,682,900
11	Louisiana Department of Education	$11,178,750	$3,353,625	https://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/early-childhood/louisiana-pdg-b-5-renewal-grant-application.pdf?sfvrsn=6edd9b1f_4 Visit disclaimer page
12	Maryland State Department of Education	$8,942,996	$2,682,898	https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/24/maryland_pdg_renewal_application_file_1_project_description.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
13	Michigan Department of Education	$13,413,552	$4,024,065	https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Michigan_PDG_B5_Renewal_Grant_Proposal_2019_671135_7.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
14	Minnesota Department of Education	$8,941,881	$2,682,564	https://education.mn.gov/mdeprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=MDE031333&RevisionSelectionMethod=latestReleased&Rendition=primary Visit disclaimer page
15	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	$11,176,961	$3,353,088	https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/eel-el-2019-PDG-ProjectDescription.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
16	Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services	$8,943,000	$2,682,900	http://dhhs.ne.gov/Child%20Care%20Documents/2019%20Preschool%20Development%20Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
17	University of New Hampshire	$8,942,186	$2,682,656	https://mypages.unh.edu/sites/default/files/pdg/files/nh_pdg_renewal_proposal_w_revised_budget.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
18	New Jersey Department of Children and Families	$11,178,750	$3,353,625
19	New York Office of Children & Family Services	$13,414,500	$4,024,350
20	North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services,	$13,414,500	$4,024,350	https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/documents/pdf/N/NC_2019_PDG_Renewal_Grant_File.pdf?ver=2020-01-17-143357-720 Visit disclaimer page
21	Oregon State Department of Education	$8,866,710	$2,660,013	https://oregonearlylearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Oregon-PDGB-5-Renewal-Application-Proj-Desc-File.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
22	Puerto Rico- Administration for Integral Child Care Development (ACUDEN)	$1,560,97	$468,291	http://www.acuden.pr.gov/PDG%20BIRTH%20TO%205/Propuesta%20de%20Renovaci%C3%B3n%20de%20PDG%20B-5.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
23	Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services	$8,943,000	$2,682,900	http://www.kids.ri.gov/cabinet/documents/PDG%20B-5%20Renewal%20Final_RI%20Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
24	South Carolina Department of Social Services	$11,146,654	$3,353,625
25	Virginia Department of Education	$11,178,750	$3,353,625	https://www.vecf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Full-App-PDG-11.05.19-v5.pdf?_ga=2.249660366.930450984.1600729580-1081374224.1600729580 Visit disclaimer page
26	Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families	$11,175,769	$3,352,731	https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/Washington's_2019_PDG_B-5_Renewal_Application.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
27	Wisconsin Department of Children and Families	$10,000,000	$3,000,000	https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/files/childcare/pdf/pdg/wi-pdg-renewal.pdf Visit disclaimer page (PDF)
28	Wyoming Department of Family Services	$3,301,647	$990,494.1