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April 19, 2018

OCDEL Conference Fund Request Deadline Extended

On behalf of the Office of Child Development and Early Learning, the PA Key will accept applications for funds to support large-scale professional development events and conferences at the state and regional level for fiscal year 2018-19. Events must be focused on improving the skill, knowledge, and network of the early childhood education community.

Applications will be accepted from non-profit and for-profit entities, as well as institutions of primary and higher education.

Applications may be submitted as one of three event levels

  • Summit – events serving more than 1,000 people in a face-to-face setting or virtually. A maximum of $10,000 may be requested.
  • Conference – events serving more than 250 to 1,000 people in a face-to-face setting or virtually. A maximum of $5,000 may be requested.
  • Mini Conference – events serving 20 to 250 people in a face-to-face setting or virtually. A maximum of $2,000 may be requested.

In evaluating requests for funding, OCDEL reserves the right to offer smaller monetary awards based on the goals and objectives of the event, availability of funding, or the justification of the request for funds. Funding is limited to one event per organization annually.

 

Deadline:

Event planners must submit their information by May 31, 2018, by 4:00 PM for consideration of funding for events that will occur in the following fiscal year (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019).

Please use the following elements below to create your request for funds. Funding requests are limited to two pages and should add address the following required elements:

  • Applicant Organization Name
  • Primary Contact Name, phone number and email address
  • Event Name
  • Event Funding Level
  • Targeted/Confirmed Event Date
  • Anticipated Registration Cost
  • Type and total number of professional development hours offered.
  • Targeted number of attendees. Provide past attendance numbers if available for reference
  • Overall Event Cost
  • Justification and Use of Requested Funds.

*If the event is support through an existing grant or contract with the commonwealth, justification must be supplied on the need for supplementary funding.

Applications for funding should be submitted to Conference Request (conferencerequest@pakeys.org).

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