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Grants List
From 2005-2006, the Education Program managed more than $15 million for quality-enhancement
activities. The current grants detailed below often reflect multi-year commitments.
Public Policy |
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Action for Children,
Chicago,
IL
www.daycareaction.org
$350,000
For continued support of the public policy and advocacy program
Effective:
1/1/2007
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6/1/2008
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Civil Society Institute,
Newton Center,
MA
$50,000
For continuation and expansion of the Build Initiative
Effective:
4/1/2007
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4/30/2008
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Erikson Institute,
Chicago,
IL
www.erikson.edu
$185,000
For support of the Chicago Evaluation Project, a system-level evaluation of half-day and full-day early childhood programs in Chicago
Effective:
6/1/2006
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6/1/2008
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Harvard University,
Cambridge,
MA
www.harvard.edu
$250,000
For establishing the National Forum on the Science of Early Childhood Program Evaluation
Effective:
9/1/2006
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8/31/2008
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Institute for Educational Leadership,
Washington,
DC
$220,000
For strengthening and expanding efforts to advance voluntary high quality pre-kindergarten for children of military families (including families in Ft. Riley, Kansas)
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2009
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National-Louis University,
Wheeling,
IL
www.nl.edu/cecl
$194,000
For an update to "Who's Caring For the Kids" and support of middle-management program leaders from the agency-based early childhood programs in the CURL project
Effective:
5/1/2007
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12/31/2008
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Ounce of Prevention Fund,
Chicago,
IL
www.ounceofprevention.org/
$350,000
For continued support of public policy and advocacy efforts
Effective:
1/1/2007
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6/30/2008
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Ounce of Prevention Fund,
Chicago,
IL
www.ounceofprevention.org/
$900,000
For a one-time, capacity-building grant to increase, intensify and expand Ounce of Prevention Fund's leadership, impact and reach to improve the odds for young children living in poverty in Illinois
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2010
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Ounce of Prevention Fund,
Chicago,
IL
www.ounceofprevention.org/
$9,000
For reprint of the publication "Raising Young Children to the Top of the Policy Agenda: Lessons from Illinois"
Effective:
12/1/2007
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5/1/2008
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Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law,
Chicago,
IL
$50,000
For general support of public policy work in early care and education
Effective:
3/1/2008
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2/28/2009
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Voices for Illinois Children,
Chicago,
IL
www.voices4kids.org
$350,000
For general operating support to improve and expand early care and education
Effective:
6/6/2006
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6/30/2008
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Voices for Illinois Children,
Chicago,
IL
www.voices4kids.org
$40,000
For support of the strategic planning process
Effective:
12/1/2007
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12/1/2008
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Total Current Grants:
$2,948,000
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Quality Assurance Strategies |
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Big Shoulders Fund,
Chicago,
IL
www.bgshldersfund.org
$235,000
For building the capacity of 25 early childhood education programs supported by Big Shoulders Fund
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2009
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Centers For New Horizons, Inc.,
Chicago,
IL
www.cnh.org
$300,000
For support of a two-year program that uses the Substitute Teacher Program in resource-poor, early care and education agencies with the goal of increasing staff credentials and helping them meet the requirements of new state programs
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2009
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Chicago Children's Museum,
Chicago,
IL
www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org
$50,000
For general operating expenses for early childhood programming
Effective:
7/1/2007
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7/1/2008
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Chicago Metropolis 2020,
Chicago,
IL
www.chicagometropolis2020.org
$45,000
For continued development and analysis of the Illinois Early Childhood Asset Map project
Effective:
7/1/2007
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7/1/2008
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City Colleges of Chicago,
Chicago,
IL
www.ccc.edu
$400,000
For building on and strengthening the MTF-supported Child Development Studies Initiative
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2009
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Erikson Institute,
Chicago,
IL
www.erikson.edu
$50,000
For support of math research and planning for two international symposia on early mathematics education in 2009 and 2010
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2008
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Erikson Institute,
Chicago,
IL
www.erikson.edu
$408,000
For launching a Math Training Initiative for early childhood classrooms in the Chicago Public Schools
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/1/2009
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Erikson Institute,
Chicago,
IL
www.erikson.edu
$50,000
For dissemination of Erikson Institute's "Early Development and the Brain: Resources for Educators"
Effective:
12/1/2007
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11/30/2008
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Illinois Association for Infant Mental Health,
Chicago,
IL
www.ilaimh.org
$50,000
For support to complete the first phase of developing an infant mental health credential in Illinois
Effective:
9/1/2007
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9/1/2008
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Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies,
Bloomington,
IL
www.inccrra.org
$400,000
For general operating support to improve and standardize professional development opportunities for early childhood practitioners and to embed standards in the state system
Effective:
6/1/2006
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6/30/2008
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Institute for Educational Leadership,
Washington,
DC
$47,000
For support of research for a new book on leadership in the field of early care and education entitled "Leading for the Future of Early Care and Education"
Effective:
3/1/2008
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2/28/2009
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Kohl Children's Museum,
Glenview,
IL
www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org
$300,000
For support of Early Childhood Connections (ECC), an outreach program for low-income students and their teachers, and to launch a new initiative with a similar focus but targeting preschool children served by home-based or center-based providers
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2009
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Kohl Education Foundation, The Dolores,
Highland Park,
IL
$250,000
For continued support of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Awards
Effective:
1/1/2007
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6/30/2008
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Kohl Education Foundation, The Dolores,
Highland Park,
IL
$605,000
For continued support of the Kohl McCormick StoryBus
Effective:
1/1/2007
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12/31/2009
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Loyola University Chicago,
Chicago,
IL
www.meddean.luc.edu/
$50,000
For continuation of the professional development initiative for early care and education staff in nine community-based organizations
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2008
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MDRC,
New York,
NY
$50,000
For support of the Foundations of Learning Project in Chicago
Effective:
9/1/2007
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9/1/2008
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Southern Illinois University,
Edwardsville,
IL
$30,000
For partial funding of the project "Examining the Chicago Early Childhood Preparation Pipeline"
Effective:
7/1/2007
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7/1/2008
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Strategic Learning Initiatives,
Chicago,
IL
$50,000
For expansion of parent engagement work
Effective:
4/1/2007
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4/30/2008
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Teach For America,
Chicago,
IL
www.teachforamerica.org
$200,000
For launching an early childhood initiative that would recruit, train, place and support recent college graduates into Chicago's early childhood programs
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2009
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Women's Business Development Center,
Chicago,
IL
$50,000
For the Child Care Business Initiative and Annual Business Exposition
Effective:
3/1/2007
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2/29/2008
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Women's Business Development Center,
Chicago,
IL
$50,000
For the Child Care Business Initiative and Annual Business Exposition
Effective:
5/1/2008
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4/30/2009
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Total Current Grants:
$3,670,000
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Public Awareness |
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Center for Law and Social Policy,
Washington,
DC
$80,000
For providing technical assistance and support to develop policies and programs encouraging immigrant families in Illinois to participate in early care and education programs
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2008
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Community Renewal Society,
Chicago,
IL
www.chicagoreporter.com
$35,000
For support of a series of early education articles in Catalyst as well as a community forum on early care and education
Effective:
3/1/2008
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2/28/2009
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DuPage Children's Museum, Inc.,
Naperville,
IL
www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org
$50,000
For support to help increase parents' participation in their child's play-based learning at the museum
Effective:
3/1/2008
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2/28/2009
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Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois,
Chicago,
IL
www.fightcrime.org
$30,000
For support of public awareness regarding the benefits of quality early care and education
Effective:
1/1/2008
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12/31/2008
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Window to the World Communications, Inc.,
Chicago,
IL
www.wttw.com
$120,000
for the production of six segments (six to ten minutes in length) focused on stories and issues related to the state of early childhood education in Illinois, to air once every-other-month on Chicago Tonight
Effective:
6/1/2007
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6/30/2008
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Total Current Grants:
$315,000
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