The ECHO Orleans Facilities Fund Pilot Grant will provide grants to Family Child Care Providers (FCCs) and licensed Type III Centers to support the physical improvement, expansion, and development of new classrooms and centers.
Donor Name: Agenda for Children
State: Louisiana
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/06/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $50,000
Details:
The ECHO Facilities Fund Pilot Grant is made possible through a partnership with Nola C.A.R.E.S. and generous contributions from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, J.P Morgan Chase, and individual donors.
Funding Categories
Seed Grants
These grants are for Type III Child Care Centers licensed to serve fewer than 50 children Family Child Care providers (FCCs); award amounts are up to $20k. The purpose of the grant is to support FCC and small Type IIIs capacity and sustainability.
Eligible providers can apply for grant funds to provide the following:
- Cosmetic and minor structural improvements to their program site
- Grant requests for cosmetic or structural improvements must demonstrate site control: deed, mortgage, or documentation from landlord that improvements are allowable
- Accessibility improvements
- Safety improvements
- Furniture and fixtures to support non-traditional hours
- Play equipment
Grow Grants
These grants are for Commercial-based, licensed Type III Child Care centers licensed to serve at least 50 children; award amounts are up to $50k. These grants are designed to support early learning center providers that are actively planning to grow the physical location of their centers and expand the number of seats they provide. Applicants must demonstrate site control; proof includes a signed lease that allows for leaseholder improvements, a purchase option agreement, or an active mortgage. Grants support up to 25% of the total cost of development and cannot exceed $50k.
Eligible providers can apply for grant funds towards the following:
- Make physical improvements to existing centers that will actively expand seat capacity
- Provide construction gap financing and collateralization for loans
- Reimburse construction costs incurred by the center owner for new site construction
Grow grants are offered through a partnership with Nola C.A.R.E.S. and made possible by the funding from the J.P Morgan Chase Advancing Cities initiative.
Funding Information
- The ECHO Orleans Facilities Fund Pilot Grants will provide funding in two different categories to support the physical improvement, expansion, and development of new classrooms and centers. Seed Grants are up to $20,000 to support FCCs and small Type III Centers licensed to serve fewer than 50 children. Grow Grants are up to $50,000 to Type III Centers licensed to serve 50 or more children. Type I and II Centers are not eligible for the fund.
Applicants must currently operate an FCC or Type III Child Care Center in Orleans Parish.
For more information, visit Agenda for Children.
