Request for Proposals

Smart Start Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

GCPC is seeking partners to join our local Smart Start Network that are committed to raising the quality of early childhood care and education, partnering with families and key stakeholders to build on local strengths, and improve the early childhood system through evidence-based and evidence-informed services. Program proposals provide data driven, collaborative, measurable and meaningful impact to early childhood system related services and supports.

Guilford County Partnership for Children (GCPC) is part of North Carolina’s nationally recognized, statewide Smart Start network allocating funding towards Evidence Based and Evidence Informed supports in four funding priorities:
Early Care & Education, Family Support, Literacy, and Child & Family Health.

Agencies and organizations interested in applying for Smart Start funds for FY25-26 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026), are invited to attend a mandatory (virtual) Bidders' Conference on Thursday, November 7, 2024, from  10:00 am-11:30 am. During the Bidders' Conference the application process and additional details will be shared. Interested applicants will find the Zoom link for the Bidders' Conference HERE. Information about the Bidders' Conference will also be shared on GCPC’s website. Questions may be directed to Information@GuilfordChildren.org.