The City of Wabasha is accepting applications for its Child Care Grant Program to provide an incentive to newly and existing licensed child care providers to provide child care services in and around the City of Wabasha.
Donor Name: City of Wabasha
State: Minnesota
City: Wabasha
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $2500
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Objective
Create and retain child care capacity within a 5-mile radius of the City of Wabasha, over a period of 1- 3 years.
Since 2019, the City of Wabasha and its Port Authority have convened stakeholders and discussed ways to address the need for child care in Wabasha. Local employers in Wabasha have expressed concern about employment retention and attraction due to the lack of child care.
The American Rescue Plan Act funds received by the City of Wabasha presented an opportunity to take action to address those issues and be able to launch a new grant program to support existing and new child care businesses. Like many businesses, Covid-19 has had a negative impact on childcare providers.
Sources of funds
City of Wabasha $15,000 Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
The program provides grants towards actual expenses relating to the cost of operating, opening, or expanding a child care business in the City of Wabasha, up to $2,500 per child care provider. Qualifying expenses must be approved by the Wabasha Port Authority. Approved requests will be funded on a first-come, first-served basis until all funds are expended.
Funding Information
The new grant program will make small grants of $2500 available for new or existing child care businesses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Both new and existing licensed child care providers are eligible for the grant program.
- Providers must run their business within the City of Wabasha or within a 5-mile radius of Wabasha within the State of Minnesota.
- Providers must include proof that they have been in contact with the Wabasha County Licensing Agency by providing a copy of the letter of recommendation from the licensor, or a copy of their State or County license.
- Providers must be licensed for infants and providing services to infants.
- Providers must have a one hour (no cost) consultation with First Children’s Finance related to best business practices
- Qualifying Requests: Funds may be requested for the following eligible project expenses Training and Licensing Costs Fixed Machinery and Equipment Building Purchase, Construction and Renovation Leasehold Improvements Create Additional Employment Operational Costs Other Via Board Discretion
- Items purchased prior to Port Authority grant application approval will typically not be eligible for funding unless the Wabasha Port Authority finds there was a significant underlying reason for the purchase to occur prior to approval (i.e. licensing fee, background check fee, and the like).
For more information, visit City of Wabasha.
