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FACT Empowerment Community Plan
Empowerment Area

- Preface
- Overview
- Profile
- Needs Assessment
- Indicators
- Resource Mapping
- Fiscal Assessment
- Collaboration
- Evaluation
- Process and Plan
- Funded Programs
FACT Empowerment FY2010 Funding Process and Plan
Funding Process
The FACT Empowerment Board funding plan consists of a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process each year.
Programs address the needs of the Empowerment area as well as meet legislative requirements. Applicants are required to identify state result areas, local indicators and priorities the services will impact. Applicants selected from the following menus when submitting the RFP.
Empowerment Result Areas
» Healthy Children
» Safe and Supportive Communities
» Secure and Nurturing Child Care Environment
» Children Ready for School
» Secure and Nurturing Families
Empowerment Local Indicators
» # of children enrolled in Hawk-I and Medicaid
» % of kindergartners who had a preschool experience
» Employment Rate
» # of confirmed child abuse for children 5 years and under
» # of licensed and registered child care slots (licensed capacity)
» # of licensed and/or Dept of Ed preschool slots (licensed capacity)
» % of participating child care providers at each level of the voluntary QRS system
» % of participating preschools at each level of the QRS System
Empowerment Local Priorities
» Family support opportunities
» Professional development opportunities
» Preschool enrichment opportunities, including access to and quality
» Child care enrichment opportunities, including quality and capacity building
» Supportive of research based and/or evidence based practices
» Demonstrate performance measures for input, output, quality/efficiency, and outcomes
FY2010 Plan
The 2010 plan for programming is similar from years past, however due to the economic climate and the current recession, state allocations were decreased by more than % from last year to this year. It is anticipated that additional funding will be sought community partners to fill gaps.
Spread of Infectious Disease
The board supports services to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, prevent child injuries, develop emergency protocols, help with medication, and care for children with special health needs are being provided to child care facilities registered or licensed under IA code Chapter 237A by funding the Child Care Nurse Consultant Program.
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