The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce the availability of funds and request applications for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Native Hawaiian Non-profit Organization Child Care Grant.
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/24/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000 – $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this grant is to provide child care services to Native Hawaiian youth who are not currently receiving child care services funded by other Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) formula grants. This $1 million grant will be awarded competitively to a Native Hawaiian organization to provide child care services to Native Hawaiian children who reside in the State of Hawaii. The funding will support child care services to eligible children, who must be under the age of 13 and reside with a family whose income does not exceed 85 percent of the state median income (or grantee [recipient] median income) for a family of the same size. The children’s parent(s) must either work or attend a job training or educational program or need/or receive protective services.
Goals
The CCDF program is committed to providing funding towards quality child care services that adequately address the needs and unique circumstances of Native Hawaiian youth as defined in Section 658E(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd) of the CCDBG Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd)).
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Per Budget Period.
- Award Floor: $500,000 Per Budget Period.
Period of Performance
- 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.
Program Activities
The recipient funded through this NOFO must design a child care program that adequately addresses the needs and unique circumstances of the Native Hawaiian populations it intends to serve. OCC envisions programs to incorporate the following elements:
- Serving children in safe, healthy, nurturing child care settings that are effective in promoting learning and child development;
- Developing and/or implementing program standards to ensure health and safety and quality of care;
- Minimizing any disruptions to children’s development and learning by promoting continuity of care;
- Promoting strategies that ensure an adequate supply of child care providers;
- Providing professional development and other support to child care providers;
- Promoting culturally relevant activities, including language immersion programs, the integration of storytellers, and cultural training for parents and providers;
- Ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and Two-Spirit individuals, including parents, children, and providers are fairly treated and served in an inclusive and non-stigmatizing way;
- Engaging and supporting parents and other family members by including providing consumer education;
- Supporting parent employment and expanding quality choices available to them;
- Promoting continuous quality improvement activities;
- Coordinating and collaborating with other early care and education programs administered at the state or local level, schools, and other services as appropriate;
- Ensuring program accountability and integrity; and
- Ensuring children’s health and safety through announced and unannounced visits and background checks, by the recipient or other entity
Eligibility Criteria
- Native Hawaiian private non-profit organization[s] established for the purpose of serving youth who are Native Hawaiian as specified in section 658P(15)(B) of the CCDBG Act (42 U.S.C. 9858n(15)(B)) are eligible applicants for this grant. The recipient under this NOFO must use their CCDF funds to serve Native Hawaiian youth as defined in section 658E(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd) of the CCDBG Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd)). The organization must be recognized by the Governor of Hawaii for the purpose of planning, conducting, or administering programs (or portion of programs) for the benefit of Native Hawaiians.
- Applicants must submit supporting documentation that validates board members are included within one or more of the following categories: (1) members of federally or state-recognized tribes; (2) persons who are recognized by members of the eligible Native American community to be served as having a cultural relationship with that community; or (3) persons considered to be Native Hawaiian as defined in section 658E(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd) of the CCDBG Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd)).
- Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization’s religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
