{"id":9412,"date":"2026-02-23T13:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/?p=9412"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:55:00","slug":"grant-request-catonsville-cooperative-preschool-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/?p=9412","title":{"rendered":"Grant Request Catonsville Cooperative Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Organization Name: Catonsville Cooperative Preschool<br \/>\nLegal Name (if Different): Catonsville Nursery Association<br \/>\nAlso Known As: Catonsville Cooperative Preschool<br \/>\nMailing Address: 6 Melvin Ave.<br \/>\nCity: CATONSVILLE<br \/>\nState: MD<br \/>\nPostal Code: 21228-4850<br \/>\nMain Phone: 410-747-0218<br \/>\nMain Fax: <br \/>\nOrganization Website: catonsvillecoop.org<br \/>\nEmployer ID Number: 52-0673273<br \/>\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)<\/p>\n<p>Proposal Information<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Date: 2\/23\/2026<br \/>\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n<p>Project Title: Strengthening Access and Sustainability in Early Childhood Education<br \/>\nProject Description:<\/p>\n<p>The project, Strengthening Access and Sustainability in Early Childhood Education, is a one-year initiative designed to expand affordability and stabilize operations at Catonsville Cooperative Preschool, ensuring continued access to high-quality, play-based learning for children ages 18 months to five.<\/p>\n<p>Grant funds will be used to provide targeted tuition assistance for families experiencing financial barriers, strengthen staffing and administrative capacity during a period of increased enrollment demand, and enhance classroom and outdoor learning environments with updated materials that support child-led exploration and development.<\/p>\n<p>Over the project year, CCP will serve approximately 60\u201370 children and their families, prioritizing inclusive access for households navigating rising childcare costs. Key outcomes will include increased enrollment stability, reduced financial hardship for families, improved staff support and retention, and enriched learning spaces that promote social-emotional growth, physical development, and early literacy readiness.<\/p>\n<p>Project progress will be evaluated through enrollment data, family feedback, financial accessibility outcomes, and classroom observations to ensure funds are fully utilized within the grant year and produce measurable impact.<\/p>\n<p>Total Project Budget: 15,000<\/p>\n<p>Other Funding <br \/>\nSources For The Project (Committed &amp; Potential): Fundraising, applying to other grant opportunities<\/p>\n<p>Project Duration: 2026-2027 School Year<br \/>\nGeographical Area Served: Catonsville, Baltimore County, and surrounding areas<br \/>\nAge Group To Be Served: 18 months to 5 years<\/p>\n<p>Contact Information<\/p>\n<hr size='1' noshade='noshade' \/>\n<p>Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs<br \/>\nContact First Name: Deanna<br \/>\nContact Last Name: Patterson<br \/>\nContact Title: Treasurer<br \/>\nContact Phone: 240-848-6889<br \/>\nContact Email: treasurer@catonsvillecoop.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form Organization Name: Catonsville Cooperative Preschool Legal Name (if Different): Catonsville Nursery Association Also Known As: Catonsville Cooperative Preschool Mailing Address: 6 Melvin Ave. City: CATONSVILLE State: MD Postal Code: 21228-4850 Main Phone: 410-747-0218 Main Fax: Organization Website: catonsvillecoop.org Employer ID Number: 52-0673273 Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3) Proposal Information Today&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9413,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9412\/revisions\/9413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hermanowskifoundation.org\/members\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}