The state has made $10 million in funding for child care and early education providers to expand access to early education for Hoosier families through the Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning.
The grant will be competitive with funding offered across two tracks.
Up to $200,000 per program could be offered to assist providers who accept child care assistance in updating existing facilities and operations with priority given to high-quality providers and those adding capacity or serving underserved age groups, such as infants and toddlers.
Up to $750,000 per program could be offered to assist providers in establishing new child care programs in underserved areas of the state.
An applicant, however, must be the intended operator of the new program, provide data to demonstrate a need for new child care in the community and must contribute at least 10% of the total project budget, either in cash, loan funding or through in-kind donations or contributions.
May 12 is the deadline to submit an application. Apply online at brighterfuturesindiana.org/child-care-expansion-grants.