Child Care Grant Programs

Overview

**PURPOSE
**Northwest Minnesota Foundation has been aggressively bolstering and improving the opportunities for child care professionals to be successful. Many challenges over the past few years have increased the need to lend supportive services to child care providers and early educators as they make up the backbone of our economic success within our rural communities.

Northwest Minnesota Foundation leads and supports collaborative efforts throughout our region to find innovative, sustainable solutions to help solve the unique concerns for the young children and families who are an important part of our community. As our regional needs of this support continue, we will assist early educators with financial and capital needs through flexible grant products. Better lives are built when our children are provided quality care and the educational opportunities they need for age-appropriate development.

Our goal is to help develop a plan that meets the needs of developing children. We are supporting early care and childhood education programs for carrying out these quality services for our region’s young children and their families.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* This funding is for grants to local communities to increase the number of quality child care providers to support economic development.
* Eligible recipients include a: public entity, tribal nation, community service agency, or 501(c)(3) organization having experience in one or more of the following:
* the operation of, planning for, financing of, advocacy for, or advancement of the delivery of child care services.
* Recipients must be located in the NMF service area, which includes Red Lake Nation, White Earth Nation, and the 12 counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake Falls, and Roseau.
* This is a competitive grant and proposals must serve local/community projects already in development to create sustainable child care solutions, such as:
* Training and technology needs
* Child care business start-up and expansion,
* Facility modifications or improvements required for licensing
* Assistance with licensing and other regulatory requirements

Ineligibility

* This grant is not intended to be used as revenue for the financing of ongoing operations.
* Grants cannot fund political activities, religious activities, discriminatory practices, past operating debts, legal fees, or similar activities.