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Healthy Children's Fund - Technical Assistance Initiative

CHUCKANUT HEALTH FOUNDATION

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Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Healthy Children's Fund - Technical Assistance Initiative

Purpose: Support current and potential child care providers and operators in Whatcom County to access Healthy Children's Fund resources and build their capacity to apply for and secure public funding.

Primary Goal: Enhance child and family well-being through diverse, accessible child care and early learning services.

Core Principle: Child care and early learning services should be diverse and tailored to meet the specific needs of children and families.

Target Providers:

  • Large and small centers

  • Licensed family homes

  • BIPOC-owned or rural programs

  • Service providers and child care operators across Whatcom County

  • Those currently lacking grant-writing resources
  • Services Provided:

  • Training and technical assistance

  • Consultation on project development

  • Grant writing assistance

  • Budgeting support

  • Technical assistance with county contracting

  • Project feasibility assessment

  • Grant application review and editing

  • Post-award management coaching

  • Contract negotiation and compliance support
  • Approach: Strengths-based support that honors and builds on providers' existing capabilities.

    Geographic Scope: Whatcom County, Washington

    Partners: Chuckanut Health Foundation and Whatcom Child Care Coalition

    Contact Information:

  • Email: Meredith@WhatcomChildCareCoalition.org (Whatcom Child Care Coalition Lead)

  • Email: info@chuckanuthealthfoundation.org

  • Phone: 360-671-3349

  • Address: 1500 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
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