Preschool Development Grant Application and FAQs [click link above for both] This is your chance to apply for funds to support continuing your education and working toward your next credential or degree during 2020. If you have attended, or currently attend, an accredited Illinois college or university, you can apply for a maximum of $375 to repay existing debt, or to be reimbursed for payments made directly to your higher education institution. Priority will be given to those working in Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) CCAP Group 2 counties. You can find the IDHS CCAP groups here: www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=121633&newssidebar=32765. This is a limited time offer available from May 2020 through December 2020, or until funding has been expended. Please email PDA@ilgateways.com for more information or to submit your completed application and required documents. The project described was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0001-01-00, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. # # #