COVID-19 Child Care Stabilization and Recovery Grants

WHAT: The department's Early Childhood Division is using funding streams to support the health and sustainability of North Dakota's child care sector. The grant opportunities available to the state’s early childhood community will help address operating and facility costs, and will support greater access and quality.

WHO: All Child Care Programs

• DHS Licensed Programs: Group (in-home and facility), Family, Center, School-age and Preschool
• Self-Declared Programs

Grant Opportunities

More detailed information can be found in the grant descriptions or viewed within the Quality Dashboard, Apply for Cases area of your Growing Futures Organization Account.

• Stabilization Grants INFORMATION SHEET: Funding uses - Stabilization grant
• Health and Safety Grants - SFN FORM 1682 - Funding Uses - Health and Safety
• Technology Improvement Grants - SFN FORM 1683 - Funding Uses - Technology
• Inclusion Support Grants - Suspended pending additional funding.
• Child Care Start-up Grants
• Quality Improvement Grants

Grant Process

• PAYMENT: Grant payments will be processed and paid within 30 days of the grant approval.
  • NOTE: Due to the anticipated high volume of grant applications, programs may experience longer grant approval processing time.
• RENEWAL:
  • Stabilization grant renewal will be available monthly upon the completion of a spending report (within Growing Futures Workforce Registry).
  • After completion of spending report, programs will have access to the Stabilization Monthly Renewal Grant within their Organization Account on Growing Futures registry to apply for continued funding. This process will be completed monthly for up to 12 months or the program reaches the maximum allowable grant total (whichever happens first), while funding is available.

Digital Resource Kit

• GRANT Q and A / Frequently Asked Questions document (Revised March 1, 2022)
• GRANT DESCRIPTION: COVID-19 Child Care Stabilization & Recovery Grant Descriptions
• INSTRUCTIONS: How to Upload a Document to the Document Vault
• INSTRUCTIONS: How to Apply for COVID-19 Child Care Stabilization & Recovery Grants
• VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS: How to Apply (Sept. 20, 2021)
• SFN FORM 1682 - Funding Uses - Health and Safety Grant
• SFN FORM 1683 - Funding Uses - Technology Grant
• FLYER: Apply Now (Sept. 20, 2021)
• FLYER: Get Ready to Apply

Other Resources

• Growing Futures - North Dakota's Early Childhood Workforce Registry
• Child Care Assistance Program - Helps qualifying families pay for child care while they work or attend school or training.

Early Childhood Division
600 East Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-2115, or (800) 997-8516, or 711 (TTY)
Email: dhsec@nd.gov

 

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