Cedar/Jones ECI Board accepting letters of consideration for funding

     The Cedar/Jones Early Childhood Iowa (ECI) Board is now accepting letters of consideration for funds from organizations that provide comprehensive services for children prenatal through 5 years of age in Cedar and Jones counties.

   Consideration of funds is for State Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024).

   Programs need to address one of the following priorities:

   • Increasing access to quality early care and education opportunities for young children and their families

   • Promoting the development of a local mental health system that identified and addresses the needs of young children and their families

   • Supporting the dental health needs of young children and their families

   The Cedar/Jones ECI Board is asking for a one-page description of the service-program, goals of the service or program, outcomes, and the dollar amount of the funding request.

   After reviewing letters of consideration for funding, Cedar/Jones ECI reserves the right to request additional information or the completion of a full Request for Proposal.

   Letters can be emailed to Sherri Hunt, ECI director, at sherri.hunt@jonescountyiowa.gov. Letters of consideration for funds must be delivered to the director by 5 p.m. on April 18.