STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education, & Equity
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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Authorize contracts with fully-licensed childcare providers (Exhibit A), and with any other fully-licensed childcare providers, pursuant to the Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program (the "ECOSTS Program"), selected by eligible parents whose income falls in the low-to moderate income range of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Area Median Income (AMI) criteria and who otherwise meet the requirements of the ECOSTS Program and execute any and all documents required by the contract for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 - Not to exceed $550,000.00 - Financing: 2022-23 Community Development Block Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
On June 22, 2022, City Council authorized final adoption of the FY 2022-23 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grant Funds. The grant funds are available beginning October 1, 2022, contingent upon approval of the City's FY 2022-23 Action Plan and execution of grant agreements with HUD. The FY 2022-23 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget includes a budget line item for the early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Services Program (ECOSTS Program), in an amount not to exceed $650,000.00. The funds will be distributed as follows:
* $550,000.00 - Childcare Providers including 1 full time employee
* $100,000.00 - Homeless and Special Needs Children
The ECOSTS Program, administered by the Office of Community Care in accordance with the City of Dallas' ECOSTS Program Policies and Procedures for Parents, promotes stability for low-to-moderate-income working parents and teen parents who are full-time high school students by reducing the cost of childcare to enable them to strive for self-...
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