thread is excited to partner with the State of Alaska Child Care Program Office for Phase 3 – COVID-19 Child Care Stabilization Grant.
Donor Name: thread
State: Alaska
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2022
Details:
The funding for this grant is possible through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), with the State of Alaska’s Child Care Program Office as the lead agency and thread as the intermediary for grant distribution.
Early childhood educators are vital to a high-quality program. For eligible programs that opt-in to receive the workforce initiative funding, this amount of funding must be used on strategies within the “Personnel Costs” category. This may include increased hourly wages, benefits (health, retirement, educational, etc.), premium pay, retention, recruitment and other strategies to support the workforce.
Phase 3 will use approximately $24 million remaining in ARPA for stabilization grants, and $5 million in CRRSAA for the workforce initiative. The workforce initiative is an opt-in for programs interested in receiving additional funding to invest in workforce supports.
New to Phase 3 is another category for additional funding for programs located in specific areas. Funding is being provided by local governments and organizations. This includes:
- Child care programs in the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) supported by a grant from the Municipality of Anchorage’s Assembly and Mayor’s Office.
- Child care programs in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley supported by a grant from the Mat-Su Health Foundation.
The grant can be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- Rent or mortgage, utilities, facility maintenance and improvements
- Personnel costs, benefits, premium pay, recruitment, retention
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), cleaning and sanitation supplies and or updates to equipment and supplies to respond to COVID-19
- Goods and services necessary to maintain or resume child care services
- Mental health supports for children and employees
- Investment in technology
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is based on federal guidelines and is available to programs that:
- are licensed child care providers who are open or temporarily closed due to COVID-19 and planning to reopen
- are approved (Relative or In-Home) child care providers on or before March 11, 2021, and still approved at the time of application.
The following program types are eligible to apply for the stabilization grant.
- Licensed Child Care Center
- Licensed Group Home
- Licensed Family Child Care
- Licensed Afterschool/School-age Program
- Approved Relative or In-Home Care approved on or prior to March 11, 2021 and at the time of application
- Eligible program types must be open or temporarily closed planning to reopen.
For more information, visit Child Care Stabilization Grant.
