Deadline: 28-Jun-22
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites eligible entities to submit competitive grant applications for funding under the Refugee Family Child Care Microenterprise Development Project (RFCCMED).
The RFCCMED program, ORR will fund applicants to enable eligible Afghan entrants to achieve self-sufficiency by establishing small family child care businesses. The program will provide participants with training and technical assistance (TA) in professional child care, microenterprise development, and financial literacy; assist participants in navigating the child care licensing process; and provide direct financial assistance, as needed, to enable participants to prepare their homes for child care business operation.
Goals & Objectives
The goal of the RFCCMED program is to generate a source of income and economic self-sufficiency for economically vulnerable Afghan entrants, by funding organizations that will, along their partner(s), train eligible participants to establish licensed, high-quality FCC businesses.
Specifically, the main objectives of the RFCCMED program are to:
- Help Afghan entrants attain economic self-sufficiency, by establishing licensed FCC businesses;
- Help Afghan entrant families gain access to licensed FCC businesses able to meet the early care and developmental needs of children; and
- Assist Afghan entrants in learning how to navigate mainstream child care services
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $562,500
- Award Floor: $450,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- State governments
- Others.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337810