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Program Description

  Children's Opportunity Alliance (COA)

Designated as Montgomery County's Early Care and Education Coordinating Entity on July 12, 2022, under Bill 42-21, the Children's Opportunity Alliance, formerly the Children's Opportunity Fund (COF), under the auspice of the Greater Washington Community Foundation (GWCF), was charged with building an equitable, high-quality, accessible, and sustainable early childhood system to support the well-being of children and families in the County. The COA is also charged with identifying and impacting systemic inequities and structurally violent practices, and structures that create access barriers for vulnerable, racially, and ethnically diverse populations. The COA's charge is supported and directed by a 21 voting member board comprised of parents/guardians, center-based providers, family childcare providers, employers, philanthropy, non-profit organizations, Montgomery College, Universities at Shady Grove, and ex officio appointees from Montgomery County Public Schools, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Management and Budget, and County Council.

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Program Contacts

Contact Eva Acevedo of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2763 for more information regarding the operating budget for the Non-Departmental Accounts.

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Program Budget Changes

FY25 Approved ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY24 Approved7283870.00
Shift: Funding from the Early Care and Education NDA to Children's Opportunity Alliance NDA to Create Prekindergarten Seats for Tier One Families10000000.00
Enhance: One-time Enhancements for Children's Opportunity Alliance2312000.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts244920.00
FY25 Approved19840790.00