Capacity Building Grants
Funding Amount
Varies by project
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- Both secular and faith-based programs eligible
Other requirements
- Early learning and child care programs in Indiana
- Programs seeking to improve quality and expand capacity
Overview
Geographic Scope: Indiana (statewide)
Funding Source: Lilly Endowment ($20 million investment)
Program Overview
Capacity building grants designed to expand access to high-quality early care and education programs throughout Indiana. Grants support the creation of new permanent early learning seats and improvements to early education facilities and programs.
Focus Areas
- Creating new permanent preschool seats
- Creating infant and toddler seats
- Facility improvements
- Classroom materials and curriculum purchases
- Professional development for teachers
- Participation in Indiana's Paths to QUALITY rating system
Eligibility
- Early learning and child care programs in Indiana
- Programs seeking to improve quality and expand capacity
- Both secular and faith-based programs eligible
Award Examples
- Community Preschool and Childcare (Hammond): $46,750 for 28 new preschool seats
- Kokomo School Corporation: $100,000 for 86 new preschool seats
- Little Saints Preschool and Childcare Ministry (Middlebury): $61,500 for 24 infant/toddler seats
- Walnut Hill Early Childhood Center (Goshen): $13,600 for 20 new seats
Program History
Since 2015, Early Learning Indiana has awarded more than $2 million in grants creating 1,500+ new high-quality seats throughout the state.
Contact
Address: 1411 Roosevelt Ave, Suite 202, Indianapolis, IN 46201
What Early Learning Indiana Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 82
- Total given
- $28.3M
- Median grant
- $350K
- Range
- $21K–$823K
- By dollars: Indiana 95%, Colorado 3%, Illinois 1%. Top recipient cities: Indianapolis, IN; Fort Wayne, IN; Muncie, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 54% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lena Foundation · Louisville, CO
Eli lilly literacy
$823K
Ball State University Foundation Inc · Muncie, IN
Early years initiative
$500K
Brown County Schools · Nashville, IN
Early years initiative
$500K
Central Noble Community Schools · Albion, IN
Early years initiative
$500K
Chances and Services for Youth Inc · Terre Haute, IN
Early years initiative
$500K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Child care
- Preschools
- Capacity building
- Education
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