The Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association is excited about the opportunity to support Ohio’s Early Care and Education Access Grants.
Donor Name: The Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association
State: Ohio
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 04/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Ohio Department of Children and Youth and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Family Assistance, was approved through the State of Ohio Controlling Board and Legislative Appropriation to spend these federal funds.
The five early care and education access grant opportunities are: 1) New Program Start-Up Grant; 2) Program Expansion Grant; 3) Program Repairs Grant; 4) Family Child Care Type B to Type A Grant; and 5) Increase Capacity for Children with Special Needs. While programs may apply for one or all access grant opportunities that applies to their program type, only one grant opportunity may be awarded per license number.
Access Grant Descriptions and Payments
- New Center Start-Up Grant
- Maximum Amount Program Can Request: $500,000 per program.
- Eligible Providers: Centers, Schools/Preschools, School-Age and FCC Providers (if they intend to open a new early care and education center).
- Eligible providers who qualify may use these funds related to opening a new center by paying:
- Mortgage or rent expenses- including rent, mortgage, utilities, insurance.
- Salary or benefits expenses- Paying personnel costs; including onboarding new staff, maintaining/increasing wages, or benefits such as insurance (health, dental, vision), paid sick leave or family leave, retirement contributions.
- Classroom supplies expenses- including consumable materials and equipment for classroom use.
- Program Expansion Grant
- Maximum Amount Program Can Request: $50,000 per Center and $5,000 per FCC provider.
- Eligible Providers: Centers, Schools/Preschools, School-Age and FCC Providers.
- Eligible providers who qualify may use access grant funds for:
- Expanding the number of children served or serving new age groups or serving more children with special needs. Examples of program expansion include but are not limited to: adding more children to the program capacity; adding or expanding care groups like infant/toddler, school-age, or care for children with special needs; or expanding hours of operation to include non-traditional hours (weekdays 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. or between 12:00 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday).
- Salary or benefits expenses- Paying personnel costs; including adding new staff or work shifts, maintaining/increasing wages, or benefits such as insurance (health, dental, vision), paid sick leave or family leave, retirement contributions.
- Classroom supplies expenses- including consumable materials and equipment for classroom use.
- Program Repairs Grant
- Maximum Amount Program Can Request: $100,000 per Center and $5,000 per FCC provider.
- Eligible Providers: Centers, Schools/Preschools, School-Age and FCC Providers
- Eligible providers who qualify may use access grant funds for making repairs to their facilities:
- Conducting facility maintenance, renovations, including those that make early care and education programs inclusive and accessible for children and families with disabilities. For example: lead abatement, mold remediation, ADA compliance, parking lot, playground, roof, HVAC or plumbing repairs.
- Type B to Type A Grant
- Maximum Amount Program Can Request: $25,000 per FCC provider
- Eligible Provider: Type B Family Child Care Home Providers
- Increase Capacity for Children with Special Needs Grant
- Maximum Amount Program Can Request: $100,000 per program
- Eligible Providers: Centers and Schools/Preschools
- Eligible providers who qualify may use access grant funds to focus on:
- Capacity building and providing evidence-based support for children with special needs.
- Evidence-based training for staff and families to best serve children with special needs.
For more information, visit OCCRRA.
