The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) seeks applications from organizations interested in increasing the availability of quality early care and education in communities with an identified shortage or no services for infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.
The ARPA (Rescue) Child Care Supply Building Grant will provide funding to qualifying organizations and businesses that want to open a new child care center, child care family home, or out-of-school time program, or for existing providers that opened after March 11, 2021 (date that ARPA was signed), that plan to expand a child care center, child care family home, or out-of-school time program in communities with an identified shortage or no services.
DHS anticipates awarding up to $25M in total funding to selected grantees. The maximum grant award is $2M.
Due date: August 5, 2022
Contact: Paige Cox
Education Program Manager
DHS Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
paige.cox@dhs.arkansas.gov
501-320-8940
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