American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Presentation — original pdf

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STRATEGIC PLAN | 2019-2023 ARPA INVESTMENTS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CHILD CARE FUNDING TO ADDRESS GAP CREATED FOR FAMILIES DUE TO CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS Original request: $6M *Create a step-down child-care fund for Workforce Program Graduates to mitigate the benefits cliff. * Increase funding for Continuity of Care Program Workforce Solutions Capital Area - Continuity of Care Expansion City: $1,965,104 - Anticipated Council Action March 24 County: $906,399 - in process Prioritize funding for infants/toddlers on subsidy waitlist, Additional priority populations: training programs, Travis County (outside COA) ARPA INVESTMENTS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CHILD CARE FUNDING TO ADDRESS GAP CREATED FOR FAMILIES DUE TO CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS Original request: $6M *Create a step-down child-care fund for Workforce Program Graduates to mitigate the benefits cliff. * Increase funding for Continuity of Care Program Workforce Solutions Capital Area - Child Care Access Family & Community Engagement Navigator & Supervisor City: $370,588 - Anticipated Council Action March 24 County: $168,233 - in process Funds to provide the Child Care Subsidy Contractor with the necessary staffing support to more efficiently and effectively connect families with low-income who are in need of child care services in Travis County to child care providers with child care service openings ARPA INVESTMENTS STABILIZING THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE Original request: $1M Wage Supplements & Tuition Supports Workforce Solutions Capital Area - Child Care Essential Worker Premium Pay City: $765,945 - Anticipated Council Action March 24 County: $385,785 - in process Expand the Jeannette Watson Wage Supplement to include awards for professionals with a Child Development Associate credential (CDA); provide an annual premium pay wage stipend for two years to Jeannette Watson recipients in addition to their Jeannette Watson award. Annual premium pay wage stipends will also be provided to non-credentialed essential child care professionals (including center support staff, such as cooks and cleaners) with tenure in the child care sector. Tuition Support through T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Texas Scholarship Program City: $157,000 - pending Council Action (April 2022?) Additional wrap-around supports to early childhood professionals who are pursuing higher education in the early childhood field: includes completion bonuses after the first semester, second semester, and upon contract completion; commitment bonuses; and quality staff retention incentives for sponsoring centers. ARPA INVESTMENTS SUSTAIN & SCALE INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE QUALITY CARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL FAMILIES Original request: $2.2M *PreK Partnerships Hub *Family-Based Child Care Networks PreK Partnerships Hub City: $713K - contract with United Way ATX, slated to begin 2/4 County: $300K anticipated - Competitive Procurement Pending As of Jan 2022: 13 partners with contracts, 10 classrooms, 93 children co-enrolled City contract includes $112K for PKP teacher stipends Additional potential investments from TWC in 2022 with state ARPA funds to support/scale ARPA INVESTMENTS SUSTAIN & SCALE INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE QUALITY CARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL FAMILIES Original request: $2.2M *PreK Partnerships Hub *Family-Based Child Care Networks Family-Based Child Care Networks City: $500K - subcontract from UWATX to AVANCE, Inc. planned; slated to begin 2/4 County: $208K anticipated - Competitive Procurement Pending In 2021, AVANCE supported 35 FBCC programs. 12 were informal providers (all are applying for Licensing/Registration), 5 have applied for TRS (additional 2 are TRS4) and 10 had contracts for subsidies. Includes supporting new cohorts and alumni network ARPA INVESTMENTS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED GAPS & TO STRENGTHEN THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM Original request: $2.5M *SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE *NONTRADITIONAL HOUR CARE Shared Services Alliance City: $750K - contract with United Way ATX; slated to begin 2/4 County: $312K anticipated - Competitive Procurement pending Program Manager hired, co-design team selected, consultants selected, ultimate goal 40 child care centers participating. Goal: Tech-enabled business supports (back office), bulk purchasing, Additional potential investments planned by TWC in 2022 with state ARPA funds to support/scale/sustain this effort. ARPA INVESTMENTS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED GAPS & TO STRENGTHEN THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM Original request: $2.5M *SHARED SERVICES ALLIANCE *NONTRADITIONAL HOUR CARE Nontraditional Hour Care - Study & Pilots City: $500K -contract with United Way ATX; slated to begin 2/4 County: $208K anticipated - Competitive Procurement pending United Way ATX has requested scope & bids for local analysis of demand/potential demand from 2 entities. Seed pilots or possible policy solutions to better connect supply & demand ARPA INVESTMENTS STABILIZE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT FAMILIES OUTSIDE FULL TIME CHILD CARE Original request: $250K Increase social services contract with Ready Families Collaborative Ready Families Collaborative City: $177,083 - pending Council Action (April 2022?) County: (included in City amount) The Collaborative will provide premium pay to those home visiting and parent education providers who are providing in-person services and who have taken on additional workload due to the impacts of the pandemic. In addition, the Collaborative will use ARPA funds to add a temporary position that will focus on increasing referrals and client engagement among the Collaborative ARPA INVESTMENTS EXPAND ACCESS TO FULL-DAY PRE-K Original request: $1.5M Del Valle ISD City: $750K - Contract Executed County: $250K - Pending contract approvals Expanding access for children of families that do not qualify based on state income eligibility guidelines but cannot afford tuition-based pre-K. Anticipated: 5-9 dual language full day PreK4, 1:10 ratio, max 20 students ARPA INVESTMENTS EXPAND ACCESS TO FULL-DAY PRE-K Original request: $1.5M Austin ISD City: $902,075, pending Council Approval Scope of Work negotiations in progress Full day Pre-K3, 5 classrooms ARPA INVESTMENTS EXPANSION & EVALUATION OF FAMILY CONNECTS Original request: $3.54M Family Connects Evaluation City: $325K contract with United Way ATX for evaluation County: N/A Evaluation will coincide with Ascension Seton expansion Initial data collection from 3/1-6/30 Odd/Even birthdays for randomization – same as Durham design Evaluation focused on local outcomes building off of the original research, including more emphasis on ROI for health care payer SUCCESS BY 6 www.SuccessBy6ATX.org SuccessBy6@uwatx.org WEL COM E!