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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Early Childhood, Early Education, Early Care, Workforce/Professional Development
Deadline: Dec. 3, 2025 (letters of intent) | Jan. 20, 2026 (full proposals)
“The Stranahan Foundation’s Early Childhood Education grant program aims to improve access to high-quality early care and education for young children, particularly those from low-income families. We do this by investing in the development and retention of a high-quality, thriving early educator workforce. The spring 2026 funding cycle will support nonprofit organizations and projects that align with our Innovation and Proven Professional Development (PD) strategies. These strategies specifically fund professional development organizations, early childhood networks, institutions of higher education, and local and state early childhood departments that are designing and/or implementing larger-scale models (at 5+ early childhood programs).
This cycle has up to $1.5 million in funding available to support innovation and proven professional development proposals. We are exclusively interested in projects that address the highest needs identified in our recent engagement with partners and the gaps in our learning portfolios. Our 2026 priorities include:
- Affordable and scalable instructional coaching models.
- Leadership development and retention models.
- Network or community-wide substitute or floater teacher pools.
- Reinvestment funding for recent Stranahan grantees.”
Funder: The Stranahan Foundation
Eligibility: “This call is open to U.S. nonprofit organizations, including fiscally sponsored groups, public school districts, and colleges that provide professional development to five or more early childhood providers or programs.”
Amount: Up to $500,000
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