Child Care Stabilization Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Licensed child care centers
- Licensed family child care programs
- Contact: Child Care Aware of Minnesota, 10 River Park Plaza, Suite 820, Saint Paul, MN 55107
Overview
Geographic Scope: Minnesota
Purpose: Direct payments to licensed child care programs for operational support and compensation
Program History:
- Began April 2020 in response to COVID-19 pandemic
- First time Minnesota offered immediate, government-funded support across all licensed child care programs
- Being transitioned to Great Start Compensation Support Program with $42.5 million allocated for seamless transition
Impact (October 2022 Minnesota Department of Human Services Report):
- 96% of providers said grants were helpful in keeping programs open and operating
- 70% used grants to provide bonus pay
- 64% used grants to increase hourly wages
- 84% said grants were helpful in retaining staff
- 61% said grants helped attract new staff
Eligible Recipients:
- Licensed child care centers
- Licensed family child care programs
What Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2021 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2021
- 40
- Total given
- $638K
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $13K–$21K
- By dollars: Minnesota 100%. Top recipient cities: St. Paul, MN; St Cloud, MN; Plymouth, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Unlimited Potential in Education Inc Operating as Jack & Jill · Minneapolis, MN
Peacetime emergency grant
$21K
Bright Start Child Care Center Inc · St Paul, MN
Peacetime emergency grant
$21K
St Paul Midway YMCA Early Childhood Learning Center · St Paul, MN
Peacetime emergency grant
$18K
Aurora Child Care Inc · St Paul, MN
Peacetime emergency grant
$18K
Lovely Child Care Center LLC · St Cloud, MN
Peacetime emergency grant
$18K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Child care
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