639500 - FY27 RFP #FWBPCCP27001 for Expanding Iowa Early Childhood Continuum of Care
Funding Opportunity Details
Early Intervention and Support
Final Application Deadline: Jan 28, 2026 4:00 PM
Status Posted
Posted Date Oct 15, 2025 2:30 PM
Award Amount RangeNo Limit - $100,000.00
Project Dates 07/01/2026 - 06/30/2029
Award Announcement Date 03/05/2026
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity
Program Officer John McMullen
Phone (515) 416-8565 x
Description
It is the responsibility of the Applicant to review all Attachments listed below for additional details regarding this Funding Opportunity.
The issuance of this Funding Opportunity in no way constitutes a commitment by Iowa HHS to award a contract.
Excerpts from the RFP:
Purpose
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) # FWBPCCP27001 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicants to provide Building Solutions and Expanding the Early Childhood Continuum of Care grants to a Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program (SWVPP) and a Licensed Child Care Center, to collaborate in providing a full-day of care. A full day of care would be inclusive of SWVPP preschool time and Child Care setting time for Eligible Children.
Iowa spends over $91 million annually for a SWVPP and at 67% participation, Iowa currently ranks fifth in the nation for access to four-year-old preschool. While preschool is widely available, some working families cannot participate if the program only covers a portion of the day or requires mid-day transportation to Child Care. This Request for Proposal is a solution that meets demands of parents' busy lives, one that allows their children to benefit from the SWVPP and have access to Child Care. The partnership approach outlined in this RFP leverages existing capacity and preserves our state’s Child Care infrastructure.
Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)
The following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to change them.
EVENT
DATE
RFP Issued
October 15, 2025
Applicant’s Conference
October 29, 2025 at 1pm https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1609048360
Written Questions and Responses
Round 1 Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
November 18, 2025
November 25, 2025
Final Questions Due:
Responses Posted By:
December 9, 2025
December 16, 2025
Applications Due
January 28, 2026 by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
Post Notice of Intent to Award
On or about March 5, 2026
Attachments
| Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A- Expanding the Early Childhood Continuum of Care-FWBPCCP27001 | A- Expanding the Early Childhood Continuum of Care-FWBPCCP27001.pdf | 454 KB | 10/14/2025 03:57 PM | |
| B. HHS Application Instructions Guidance | B. HHS Application Instructions_Guidance New IG.pdf | 2 MB | 09/30/2025 02:12 PM | |
| C. RFP FWBPCCP27001 Sample Draft Contract | C. RFP FWBPCCP27001 Sample Draft Contract .pdf | 342 KB | 10/14/2025 03:57 PM | |
| D- RFPFWBPCCP27001 Draft Application Score Tool | D- RFPFWBPCCP27001 Draft Application Score Tool .pdf | 202 KB | 10/14/2025 03:58 PM |
Website links
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| A. IowaGrants Registration and Login Instructions | https://dom.iowa.gov/state-government/grant-management |
| B. General Terms and Contingent Terms | https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/contract-terms |
| C. Iowa Code § 1C.2. | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/1c.pdf |
| D. Child Care as defined in Iowa Code 237A.1 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/237A.1.pdf |
| E. child shall be considered to be of compulsory attendance age as provided in section 299.1A, subsection 3 | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/299.1a.pdf |
| F. Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children (IowaAEYC) | https://iowaaeyc.org/ |
| G. T.E.A.C.H. | https://iowaaeyc.org/programs/teach/ |
| H. WAGE$ | https://iowaaeyc.org/programs/wages/ |