Request for Interest #759 – Early Care & Education Workforce Stipends

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Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), Community Services Bureau (CSB), announces a Request for Interest (RFI) 759 to determine interest from qualified Community Based Organizations (CBO) in providing Measure X funding to the early care and education (ECE) workforce. This RFI is a preliminary step to assist EHSD in determining potential interest in the capacity to disburse stipends in an effort to incentivize retention and sustainability of early care and education (ECE) workforce in Contra Costa County using Measure X funding. If interest is limited to only one CBO, the competitive bidding process may be waived pursuant to Contra Costa County Administrative Bulletin No. 613.0.  Pending the results of this RFI, the County may negotiate a contract, may publish a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation should there be multiple responses from the community, or take no further action.

Contra Costa County Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) is soliciting proposals for a third-party contractor(s) to administer and disburse ECE stipends. The goal of the contract is to incentivize workforce in ECE to further bridge the gap of community’s needs for high quality childcare and early care and education.  For further information, please see the attached RFI #759 – Early Care & Education Workforce Stipends.