The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), Office of Early Childhood, is seeking competitive applications for the State Invested Pre-K (SIP) program through grant awards issued by the Mississippi Department of Education.
The purpose of the State-funded Pre-K program is to provide funding to public schools to establish, expand, support, and facilitate the successful implementation of quality early childhood education and development services.
Grantees must demonstrate that they meet the components of the State-funded Pre-K program and are eligible to apply prior to having their application reviewed. Those components are as follows:
A. Public school district – The district can apply to serve 4-year-old children in the following ways:
- Create new pre-K programs
- Create new pre-K classrooms in existing programs
- Improve quality of existing pre-K classrooms
The application can be found at this link: mdek12.org/PN/RFP.
Since this is a published RFA, staff cannot answer any individual questions. You may email questions to Dr. Jill Dent at jdent@mdek12.org by May 1, and the responses will be posted on this site, mdek12.org/PN/RFP, on May 6, 2024.
The application is due Friday, May 17, 2024 by 2 p.m.