MARYLAND PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT BIRTH THROUGH FIVE (PDG-B-5) - MARYLANDâS PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT B-5…
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ASST_NON_90TP0153_075 · MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION · Department of Health and Human Services
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- Assistance award identifier
- ASST_NON_90TP0153_075
- FAIN
- 90TP0153
- Recipient
- MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Funding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 93.434
- Total obligated
- $14,751,000
- Period
- Dec 31, 2025 – Dec 30, 2026
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Place of performance state
- MD
- Source file
- FY2026_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip
Description
MARYLAND PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT BIRTH THROUGH FIVE (PDG-B-5) - MARYLANDâS PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT B-5 (PDG B-5) FUNDS WILL ACCELERATE THE MOMENTUM CAUSED BY THE STATEâS INVESTMENT OF OVER $300 MILLION IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO STRENGTHEN THE ECE SYSTEMâPRIMARILY THROUGH THE CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND THE BLUEPRINT FOR MDâS FUTURE, INCLUDING PREKINDERGARTEN (PREK) EXPANSION AND FAMILY RESOURCE HUBS SUPPORTING HIGH-IMPACT ACTIVITIES THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY ECE. MD WILL LAUNCH AN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTEGRATED DATA DASHBOARD AND DEVELOP A STRATEGIC ROADMAP TO ALIGN WITH THE STATEâS BLUEPRINT AND MSDEâS STRATEGIC VISION. MD WILL USE PDG B-5 FUNDS TO: (1) RECONCILE FRAGMENTED ELEMENTS INTO A UNIFIED SYSTEM BY (1A) ALIGNING ECE WORKFORCE ADVANCEMENT PATHWAYS, (1B) SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CENTRALIZED PREK ENROLLMENT PORTAL, AND (1C) EXPANDING THE MD EXCELS FIND A PROGRAM TOOL TO BETTER REFLECT QUALITY ACROSS THE FULL MIXED-DELIVERY SYSTEM AND INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND FAMILY ACCESS; (2) EXPAND PROGRAM AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY BY (2A) TRANSFORMING CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTERS INTO REGIONAL SHARED SERVICES AND RESOURCE HUBS THAT CONNECT TO LICENSING AND QUALITY SUPPORTS, (2B) REDESIGNING MD EXCELS TO EMPHASIZE INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY THROUGH CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT SCORING SYSTEM® (CLASS) AND LENA GROW, AND (2C) INTEGRATING HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS INTO EXCELS AND PREK THROUGH A ONE-TIME CURRICULUM REVIEW; AND (3) ALIGN AND SHARE INFORMATION AND DATA SYSTEMS BY (3A) MODERNIZING MDâS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ENABLE CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK PORTABILITY, (3B) IMPROVING THE CHILD CARE LICENSING PORTAL FOR ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND (3C) EMBEDDING USER CENTERED DESIGN INTO MSDEâS ECE SYSTEMS.