The Address Poverty and Enhance Self-Sufficiency workgroup is accepting applications for comprehensive programs aimed at improving access to affordable and high-quality childcare services for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) families within Central Oregon.
Donor Name: Central Oregon Health Council
State: Oregon
County: Crook County (OR), Deschutes County (OR), Jefferson County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The primary goal is to ensure that parents and caregivers can access safe, reliable, and developmentally appropriate childcare options, reducing barriers for them to work and provide for their families.
Examples of projects include:
- Startup for onsite employer-sponsored childcare
- Embedded daycares in workforce housing complexes
- Expanded childcare hours for working families and school holidays
- Cooperative childcare models, addressing transportation barriers
- Supportive programs for increasing licensed childcare providers in low-income housing settings.
Funding Information
Maximum Award Amount: $882,099.
Project Criteria
- Applications must be submitted by an organization with an EIN/Tax ID. Both nonprofit and for-profit organizations are welcome to apply
- Projects must directly impact the specified Future State Measures of the Regional Health Improvement Plan
- Projects must take place within Central Oregon or serve the following tribal members:
- Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties
- Northern Klamath County, limited to:
- Gilchrist, Chemult, Crescent, Crescent Lake Junction, and Beaver Marsh (Zip codes at 97731, 97733, 97737, and 97739)
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Klamath Tribes
- Projects partnering with tribes will be required to submit a memorandum of understanding (MOU) or letter of support
- Projects must include prioritized populations & communities that are intentionally excluded from power, access, and privilege
- Projects must be culturally and linguistically responsive for prioritized population
- Project must be sustainable past the duration of COHC grant funding
- Projects must address transportation barriers
- Applicants must submit one letter of support.
For more information, visit COHC.
