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​Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc.
2024-2025 Smart Start Application Instructions

Completed applications must be received at the Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc. office by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date of Friday, January 5, 2024.  Please email the completed packet to Elisha Childers at [email protected] or mail/hand deliver to the Children’s Council 225 Birch Street, Suite 3 Boone, NC 28607.  Fax transmissions will not be accepted.  

Funding timeline is July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.   

All funding is contingent on the annual approval of Smart Start funding by the North Carolina General Assembly and the North Carolina Partnership for Children.  

The Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc.’s Board of Directors has worked through a strategic planning process which has provided focus for what they intend to fund, based on the funding we anticipate receiving.  

You should be cautioned that the Smart Start funding projections are uncertain and there may be projects listed that may not be funded or may receive an allocation different than the current projections.  While the Board may determine tentative allocations in late spring/early summer, final allocations will not be determined until the state budget is ratified and the Children’s Council of Watauga County, Inc. receives a final allocation from the North Carolina Partnership for Children.  

If you have any questions or need technical assistance, please contact Elisha Childers, Executive Director 828-262-5424 x 206 or [email protected].  

To begin application start by downloading the documents below 
2024-2025 Smart Start Application Instructions
​24-25 Bidding RFA Children's Council Watauga
ATTACHMENT A- BID AGREEMENT
ATTACHMENT B- BUDGET TEMPLATE
ATTACHMENT C - Budget Narrative
ATTACHMENT D - Proposed Smart Start Staff Worksheet
ATTACHMENT E - Community Early Childhood Profile
ATTACHMENT F- At-Risk Criteria for Parents as Teachers
CCR&R Logic Model FY24-25 OFFICIAL
PAT Home_Visiting_Logic_Model
​Smart Start Cost Principles 7.1.22

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