Invest in New York - Child Care Deserts Grant for New Providers
This grant provided funding to help new child care providers open or expand programs in New York State's underserved areas with critical shortages of child care.
Funder: New York State - Office of Children and Family Service
Due Dates: July 25, 2022 (Round 1 Awards) | February 10, 2023 (Round 2 Awards) | Applications currently closed
Funding Amounts: $100 million total; individual award amounts vary based on project scope and deliverables, subject to reduction if deliverables are unmet.
Summary: Supports the creation and expansion of child care programs in New York’s underserved areas to address gaps in child care availability.
Key Information: Only new child care providers in designated child care deserts in New York State were eligible for this round.
Description
This initiative, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was designed to increase licensed child care capacity in New York State’s “child care deserts”—areas where there are not enough child care slots for young children. The program provided grants to new child care providers to help open or expand programs in census tracts identified as having significant shortages of child care. Funding supported program creation, facility improvements, and quality enhancements, with the goal of supporting families, reducing workforce absenteeism, and strengthening local economies.
