Deadline: 30-Nov-22
The Child Care Aware of Kansas is pleased to launch a funding call for the 3rd Round of Child Care Sustainability Grants Program.
The Child Care Sustainability Grants program, awarded through the Kansas Department for Children and Families and distributed by Child Care Aware of Kansas, provides sustainability grants to cover costs of operations and potential revenue losses of child care providers.
Funds may be used for:
- Normal operational expenses or additional expenses incurred to meet CDC guidance to mitigate the spread of COVID.
- Expenses for other activities necessary to maintain or resume the operation of programs, including fixed costs and increases in operational expenses.
Funding Information
Child care programs that meet the eligibility requirements may apply for funding in the following amounts/categories:
- Family/Group child care homes: $1,800 per month (up to 9 months)
- Other child care programs (centers, preschools, head start, school age programs, and drop-in care):
- Licensed capacity 24 or less children: $3,600 per month (up to 9 months)
- Licensed capacity between 25-99 children: $9,000 per month (up to 9 months)
- Licensed capacity 100+ children: $18,000 per month (up to 9 months)
Eligibility Criteria
- To be considered “eligible”, child care facilities must maintain an active permanent KDHE license, whether remaining open or temporarily closed.
- Drop-in Care programs are eligible if they were licensed in Kansas on or before March 11, 2021 and continue to be licensed. Drop-in Care programs that received a license after March 11, 2021 are not eligible.
- Programs with a temporary license are eligible if they were issued a temporary license in Kansas on or before March 11, 2021 and continue to maintain a temporary or permanent license. Programs with a temporary license after March 11, 2021 are not eligible until they have received a permanent license.
- In addition to having a permanent license, child care facilities must be in substantial compliance with KDHE Licensing. Substantial compliance means the program does not have a pending/open complaint survey or enforcement action, the program is not operating under a Consent Agreement, the most recent annual survey was closed as in compliance (Complete), and there have not been any substantiated complaints for the program within the last 6 months.
- If programs are ineligible the first time they apply, they may reapply once they reach compliance.
For more information, visit Child Care Aware of Kansas.
For more information, visit https://ks.childcareaware.org/grants/