Deadline: 30-Dec-21
The Brighter Future Indiana has announced the applications for Stabilization Grants to provide short-term funding to early care & education and out-of-school time programs that have faced increased costs and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to stabilize their operations and build capacity for the future.
Funding Information
For the first grant period, awarded programs will receive grants totaling approximately three months of monthly operating expenses. Funding for future grant rounds may vary, and grant awards will be capped at $500,000 per site for the duration of the Build, Learn, Grow Stabilization Grant program.
Allowable Expenses
- Personnel Costs
- Facility Fees, Maintenance and Improvements
- COVID-19 Safety-Related Needs
- Goods and Services Necessary to Resume and Strengthen Operations
- Mental Health Supports for Children and Employees
- Health and Safety Training
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, early care and education and out-of-school programs must be:
- A licensed center, licensed family child care home, unlicensed registered ministry or legally licensed-exempt provider who was licensed by March 11, 2021
- Meets applicable state and local health and safety requirements at the time of application including the completion of comprehensive background checks.
- Open and currently serving children on the date of application (Please note that temporary closures of 14 days or less due to COVID-19 exposure do not apply.)
- In good standing with Indiana’s regulations for licensed or registered care. To be considered in good standing for the purposes of this grant, a program must be compliant with current regulations and may not be in an active repayment process or the subject of an active investigation or enforcement action by OECOSL.
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For more information, visit https://brighterfuturesindiana.org/build-learn-grow/stabilization-grants