The Warroad Community Childcare Center was awarded a $644,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program (CFDA 93.647). The award provides funding for the center to deliver innovative childcare services and supports to low-income and vulnerable families in the Warroad, MN area. The project will run from August 2024 to August 2025, with the goal of...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,623,401 Head Start and Early Head Start Project Grant (CFDA 93.600) to the Washington County Economic Opportunity Council, Inc. in Fort Edward, New York. This 5-year grant, effective from April 2025 to March 2030, enables the non-profit organization to deliver comprehensive early childhood education and related services that promote school readiness for low-income children in Washington County....
This $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program supports a case study research project titled "LOCAL AND STATE INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO INFANT/TODDLER CHILD CARE." The 3-year project, to be conducted by the nonprofit research organization Child Trends, Inc., will examine state and local efforts to improve access to...
This $230,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program (CFDA 93.647) is intended to stabilize child care in northern New Hampshire through quality incentives. The funding will be provided to the non-profit organization Children Unlimited, Inc. located in Conway, New Hampshire to support initiatives focused on preventing and reducing dependency while...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,727,428 Project Grant under the Head Start program (CFDA 93.600) to Lifeworks Community Action Inc., a non-profit organization based in Ballston Spa, New York. The grant will fund Lifeworks' provision of comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and social services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children over a 5-year period from May 1,...
This federal Project Grant award of $15,194,517.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to Warren County Community Services, Inc. (WCCS) under the Head Start and Early Head Start program (CFDA 93.600). The grant will fund WCCS's delivery of comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutritional, and social services to low-income pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children in Ohio from July 1, 2024 to...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $25,010,560 Block Grant to the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program (CFDA #93.575). The award supports several child care and early childhood education services in New Hampshire. Specifically, sub-awards were provided to the New Hampshire Children's Trust, Inc. to operate...
The federal grant award of $457,330 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The award aims to help low-income families in New Mexico access affordable, high-quality child care services while also supporting initiatives to improve the overall child care infrastructure in the region. The funding will be utilized by the Cochiti Pueblo, a federally recognized...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $314,096, granted by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program, will support infant and toddler child care services in New Jersey from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027. The primary awardee, Rutgers, The State University, will leverage its extensive research and development capabilities to address early childhood education and child care...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $545.3 million block grant to the New York Office of Children & Family Services from October 2021 through September 2024 under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. As outlined in the CFDA, the grant funding will help certain low-income families in New York access child care and improve the quality of care for all children. The New York Office of Children & Family Services will...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $615,000 Project Grant to the County of Warren, New York to increase the availability of licensed home-based child care providers in Warren and Saratoga Counties. The 36-month project, funded under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), aims to open 20 new licensed home-based child care businesses (10 in each county) to expand child care options for working families. The project will provide training in early childhood education, business, and professional skills to support the success of the new providers, and remove barriers such as training fees, transportation costs, business supplies, and startup costs. The subrecipient Saratoga County Employment Training will partner with the Bright Side Up child care referral and training agency to deliver the same activities in Saratoga County. The key expected outcomes include increasing women-owned businesses, enabling more parents to join the workforce, and improving early education experiences for children in the new home-based child care settings.