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St. Louis County CARES Act Child Care Relief Fund

CHILD DAY CARE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS

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Funding Amount

Up to $24,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

St. Louis County CARES Act Child Care Relief Fund

Status: Program extended to July 14, 2020 (historical/expired)

Geographic Scope: St. Louis County, Missouri

Funder: St. Louis County

Focus Areas: Child care relief funding for child care programs

Funding Amount: Approximately $5.9 million total allocation; funding available for child care programs based on program capacity up to $24,000 per program

Eligibility:

  • Child care programs in St. Louis County, Missouri

  • Funding based on capacity of the program

    • Contact Information:

  • Email: helpme@united4children.org

  • Phone: 314-252-0078

    • Support Services:
    United 4 Children provided assistance to providers applying for these funds, including:

  • Schedule of webinars and workshops

  • Grant language guidance

  • Budgeting assistance

    • Additional Resources:

  • Free technical assistance from St. Louis County Libraries

  • Free grant application technical assistance from Child Care Aware of Missouri

  • Grant writing support from Charity CFO LLC and Gladiator Consulting, Inc.

    • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Webinars and Workshops:

  • Multiple free webinars and workshops conducted by grant experts from Charity CFO LLC and Gladiator Consulting, Inc.

  • Sessions covered grant language, budgeting, and peer-to-peer support

  • In-person workshops available

    • Required Materials/Resources:

  • Info Packet for Child Care Providers – STL County Child Care Relief Program

  • St. Louis County CARES Act Budget Technical Assistance from The Charity CFO, LLC

  • St. Louis County Child Care Relief Program Printable Application

  • Budget Template (Missouri CGA Version)

  • Basic Budget Template

    • Technical Assistance Available:

    St. Louis County Libraries:

  • Reference librarians available by chat, email (reference@slcl.org), and Zoom

  • Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:00-6:00pm, Fri-Sat 9:00-5:00pm

  • Services: Document conversion to PDF, uploading documents, creating Survey Monkey accounts

  • Free wifi in all 20 branch parking lots (24/7)

  • Free printouts up to 60 pages available for curbside pickup

  • Free computer and internet access at all 20 locations (45-minute sessions)

  • Scanning, printing, and copying available

    • Child Care Aware of Missouri:

  • Free grant application technical assistance

  • Guidance on financial components of grant application

  • 12 one-hour in-person sessions (limited to 6 people per session)

  • 3 one-hour webinar sessions (limited to 20 people per session)

  • Computer and Wi-Fi access for all in-person sessions

  • Printer, copier, and scanner available for grant-related documents

  • Technical assistance on document conversion, uploading, and scanning

  • Phone technical assistance: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday

  • Contact: ReferralCenter@mo.childcareaware.org or 314-535-1458 option 2

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    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    child-caredaycare

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