OTHER – Infant and Toddler Capacity Building Grant Program
First Children’s Finance and the State of Vermont’s Child Development Division
Funding Amount
Family child care (home-based) up to $12,000; Child care centers, schools, businesses, municipalities, and other agencies up to $45,000. Programs that do not operate or plan to operate at least 48 weeks per year and offer care at least 50 hours per week may be invited to apply for up to $25,000 for center-based programs and up to $6,000 for family child care homes.
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
state
Overview
OTHER – Infant and Toddler Capacity Building Grant Program
Supports increasing the number of infant and toddler child care spaces (birth through 5 years) in Vermont through start-up of new programs, the expansion of existing programs that results in additional infant, toddler and preschool child care spaces, expansion that includes non-standard hour care (evenings/weekends) for infants and toddlers, or maintaining capacity in classrooms or programs that might otherwise close.
Details
- Funding Entity: First Children’s Finance and the State of Vermont’s Child Development Division
- Funding Type: Grant
- Funding Range: Family child care (home-based) up to $12,000; Child care centers, schools, businesses, municipalities, and other agencies up to $45,000. Programs that do not operate or plan to operate at least 48 weeks per year and offer care at least 50 hours per week may be invited to apply for up to $25,000 for center-based programs and up to $6,000 for family child care homes.
- Match Required: Balance of project
How to Apply
Deadline: Two rounds of funding: 09/25/26 and 03/05/27
Apply Via: Send inquiry about grant to vtgrants@firstchildrensfinance.org. An application link will be provided after eligibility is determined.
Apply here: https://www.firstchildrensfinance.org/vermont-grants/
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