The Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education will hold a series of seven public hearings/informational meetings concerning funding opportunities for the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) for School Success program. Action taken during the 2003 Second Extraordinary Session provided $40,000,000 for expansion of ABC programs.
Requests for Applications (RFA) will be available on March 26, 2004 and may be accessed on the Division web site: http://www.state.ar.us/childcare. The deadline to submit the RFA for funding will be April 30, 2004.
Informational meeting schedule:
March 30, 2004
9:30am–11:30am
East Arkansas Community College
700 New Castle Road
Learning Resource Center Room B129
Forrest City (870-633-4480 for directions)
March 30, 2004
2:00pm–4:00pm
Childhood Services ASU
615 University Loop
Jonesboro (870-972-3055 for directions)
April 1, 2004
9:30am–11:30am
Arkansas River Education Service Coop
ARESC/Conference Room DC
912 West 6th
Pine Bluff (870-534-7957 for directions)
April 1, 2004
2:00pm–4:00pm
Donaghey Plaza South
Conference Room B
7th and Main Street
Little Rock (501-682-9699 for directions)
April 6, 2004
10:30am-12:30pm
Donaghey Plaza South
Conference Room B
7th and Main Street
Little Rock (501-682-9699 for directions)
April 7, 2004
10:30am–12:30pm
Southwest AR Educational Cooperative
500 South Spruce Street
Hope (870-77-3076 for directions)
April 8, 2004
10:30am–12:30pm
Parker Center
811 North T Street
Fort Smith (479-784-8182 Ext.33 or 34 for directions)