Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1037-1CEN0-C0000-133711

Massachusetts EEC seeks Arlington and Lexington grantees for family and community engagement services

Massachusetts EEC is seeking up to two grantees to deliver Coordinated Family and Community Engagement services in Arlington and Lexington. - Buyer: Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), through its Central Office. - Opportunity: Provide CFCE services in Arlington and Lexington; EEC anticipates one grantee per community, with maximum funding of $23,089 for Arlington and $18,797 for Lexington, or $41,886 combined. - Services: Family outreach and engagement, parent-child playgroups and education, early-literacy support, community referrals, developmental screening opportunities, and coordination with local partners and advisory councils. - Notable requirements: Incorporate EEC-approved early-literacy practices; support EEC’s CFCE rebranding and use its brand guidance; administer a family survey using an EEC-provided QR code; and meet applicable data, budgeting, and reporting expectations. Funding is contingent on applicable MBTA Communities Act compliance. - Named models and organizations: ParentChild+; Dialogic and Interactive Reading (PEER/CROWD); Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL); Every Child Ready to Read @ your library; Raising a Reader MA; and Read and Rise, associated with Scholastic. ParentChild+ guidance describes twice-weekly home visits, 92 visits per family, and at least 23 books and 23 educational toys or materials per family; these are program-model requirements, not separately specified solicitation purchase quantities. - OEMs/vendors: No OEM or commercial product vendor is identified for the requested CFCE grant services. Scholastic is named in connection with the Read and Rise literacy model; ParentChild+ National Center is named in its program-guidance context. - Quantities and part numbers: No physical products, product quantities, or part numbers are requested. The service opportunity covers up to two community grants.

Description

The Department of Early Education and Care is reopening a competitive grant procurement for Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) services in Arlington and Lexington. The services are intended to support the developmental, social and emotional, and community support needs of young children and their families, foster healthy development, reduce caregiver isolation, and promote early learning success. The amended procurement states that EEC expects to award up to $41,886 to a maximum of two grantees: up to $23,089 for Arlington and $18,797 for Lexington. Completed grant applications are due October 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM.

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