Louisiana Department of Education hosting informational webinar for interested applicants
(BATON ROUGE, LA) - The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) is preparing to release two Requests for Applications (RFAs) to support early childhood education work across the state. As required by state law, the LDOE will release RFAs for Community Network Lead Agencies and Ready Start Network Lead Agencies on January 13, 2026. On that same day, the LDOE will also host an informational webinar for interested applicants.
Both RFAs are open to the following entities:
- State agencies
- Local public school system
- Non-profit having an educational or social services mission, including but not limited to a nonprofit corporation of a philanthropic or policy nature
- Louisiana public postsecondary institution
- Nonprofit corporation established by the governing authority of a parish or municipality, as outlined in Bulletin 140
The application will be available January 13, 2026. If interested in submitting an application, eligible entities should first submit an Intent to Apply via email to [email protected] by no later than January 30, 2026, but are encouraged to submit their intent to apply by January 23, 2026. The Intent to Apply should include the following:
- The name of the agency intending to apply
- Agency point of contact information, inclusive of name, title, email, and phone number
- Indication of intent for RFA type; Early Childhood Community Network Lead Agency and/or Ready Start Network Lead Agency
- The community or communities the agency wishes to represent.
All Community Network Lead Agency and Ready Start Network Lead Agency applications are due to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on February 13. For any specific questions about the application process, please email [email protected].
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