Idaho Daycare and Child Care Grants
Looking for funds to open your own day care business is an intricate process; even more so nowadays, because getting a bank loan is a very exhausting task. More people that venture in the child care business often times utilize their own money to begin their small business, while others asks from their family and friends just to get by. In many cases, operating a business is becoming too uneven economically; though, operators still attempt to make it work for the reason of providing the needs of the children and their dedication to provide the community a service that will help out the working parents care for their kids from someone that is reliable.
Luckily, rather than searching for a bank to loan from, a much acceptable option is to gain funds by seeking for grants that are offered by a lot of government and private organizations. A single grant, however, will not be sufficient to maintain the business operation of your day care center, yet it is likely to obtain more than one funding to wrap up all of the expenses. The local Child and Family Service Office in your area would be the best place to search after. They assist day care centers to get admission to many grant services to help them.
Applications for grants necessitate a funding proposal which is a request for funding which outlines the grounds to why your day care center must be provided with one. Its intention is to promote your business to the authorities that supports the grant and you can accomplish this by merely listing the use of your day care center and the certain population that it would outfit to. The proposal must visibly elucidate how your day care center can turn into a positive material in the community that it intends to supply.
Different Sources of Grants
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Federal
Federal grants are funded by the different agencies of the federal government. Typically, grants from a federal agency are funneled down to the communities through state agencies.
U.S. Department of Agriculture – It has two agencies with start-up/expansion funding programs:
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) has facility funding available for non-profits or local governments that support child care facilities. (http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/index.html)
The Rural Business Cooperative Service has guaranteed loan programs for small business development available for profit child care programs. For eligibility or to apply for any of their programs, contact the state or local Rural Development Office, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd.map.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – The agency has funding programs that support child care services. The Child Care Bureau has several funding programs for child care facilities. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – It supports child care facilities near or within public housing, EZ/EC’s, or low-income areas through facility construction using block grants, programs, and networks. To determine eligibility or to apply for any of their programs, contact the state HUD office at http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/states
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) – It provides small businesses financing options, technical assistance, and child care resource information. Check with your local SBA offices at http://www.sba.gov/localresources/index.html
U.S. General Services Administration – It has programs that allow the donation of surplus federal personal property to state and local public agencies and qualifying nonprofits, which include child care centers. Please contact http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_OVERVIEW&contentId=10092&noc=T
There are other federal programs that support child care such as:
The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provide child care vouchers to subsidize the cost of care for low-income families as well as funds for state child care quality improvement initiatives. Nearly half of all children receiving CCDF subsidies are between the ages of five and 12. States are required to utilize at least 4 percent of their CCDF funds on quality activities and may also use discretionary funds earmarked by Congress for school-age care quality improvements and/or resource and referral activities. States may choose to use these funds to support initiatives to improve the quality and availability of school-age care, such as training programs or capacity-building grants for afterschool providers.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds, which provide financial support for low-income families, may also be used to support afterschool programs in ways consistent with one or more of the four purposes of the TANF program. States may either directly spend TANF funds on afterschool programs and initiatives, or states can transfer up to 30 percent of their federal TANF allocation to the CCDF. TANF funds transferred to CCDF are subject to all of the CCDF rules and requirements, and can be used to expand out-of-school time capacity-building and quality-enhancement efforts. Direct TANF spending can provide states with additional flexibility when it comes to afterschool care. For example, funds can support services for older youth and can support programs as well as individual subsidies for children.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) is the only federal funding source that exclusively supports afterschool programs. The purpose of 21CCLC is to support community learning centers that provide students with a broad array of academic enrichment services, including tutoring, homework help, and community service, as well as music, arts, sports, and cultural activities. When the program first began in 1998, the U.S. Department of Education made competitive awards directly to school districts. However, following the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002, 21CCLC was converted into a state formula grant program. As a result, the Department of Education awards grants to State Education Agencies (SEAs), which then manage statewide competitions to grant funds to eligible organizations.
Federal Food and Nutrition Programs may support snacks or meals for afterschool program participants. After school programs may be able to receive reimbursements from one of four different food and nutrition programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture: the National School Lunch Program: Afternoon Snacks, the Child and Adults Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program and the School Breakfast Program. Reimbursement from these programs can be used to free up funds already spent on meals and snacks to support other program components.
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State
State agencies fund child care assistance under Family Child Care and Development Grants. Application for the child care grants and health grants can be made through www.governmentgrants.us. In addition to this government agency of the state, funding sources could be obtained from the following sources:
Idaho Child Nutrition
Idaho Child Nutrition Programs provide education, leadership, technical assistance, training, resources, oversight and guidance on policies and regulations to ensure the nutritional well being of all Idaho citizens.
These programs provide cash assistance and commodity foods to ensure children are adequately fed in public, private, and charter schools, residential child care institutions, preschools, and child and adult care centers and homes. The meals provided are guided by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Child Nutrition Values And Mission Statement
Child Nutrition Programs provide education, leadership, technical assistance, training, resources, oversight and guidance on policies and regulations to ensure the nutritional well being of all Idaho citizens.
Classroom Enhancement Package
The Classroom Enhancement Package provides millions in additional funding to provide school districts and public charter schools with textbooks, remediation programs and classroom supplies and materials.
If you have questions regarding the permissible uses of the Classroom Enhancement Package, please contact Public Information Officer Melissa McGrath at (208) 332-6818 or MRMcGrath@sde.idaho.gov.
If you have questions regarding the distribution of the Classroom Enhancement Package funds, please contact Deputy Superintendent of Finance Tim Hill at (208) 332-6840 or TDHill@sde.idaho.gov.
Gifted and talented
All students identified as gifted and talented in the State of Idaho have the right to an appropriate education that provides educational interventions which sustain challenge and ensure continued growth within the public school system.
“Each public school district is responsible for and shall provide for the special instructional needs of gifted/talented children enrolled therein. Public school districts in the state shall provide instruction and training for children between the ages of five (5) years and eighteen (18) years who are gifted/talented as defined in this chapter and by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall, through its department of education, determine eligibility criteria and assist school districts in developing a variety of flexible approaches for instruction and training that may include administrative accommodations, curriculum modifications and special programs” (Idaho Code 33-2003).
“Gifted and talented children” mean those students who are identified as possessing demonstrated or potential abilities that give evidence of high performing capabilities in intellectual, creative, specific academic or leadership areas, or ability in the performing or visual arts and who require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop such capabilities (Idaho Code 33-2001).
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Private
Private foundations that are based or operating in the State of Idaho, as well as those operating nationwide, can also be tapped as source of funding for the establishment and operation of child care business, support for parents and families to avail of child care services, and the training of professionals in the field of child care. Some of these foundations are the following:
Bank of America Foundation
The Bank of America Foundation operates with one of the largest philanthropic budgets of any financial institution in the United States. In 2001 it contributed more than $85 million in cash to nonprofit organizations across the country. It concentrates funding on pre-K through grade 12 educations and supports programs in early childhood development, economic and financial education, and teacher development. Community revitalization is another focus for funding nonprofit organizations.
Contact Information:
http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/index.cfm?template=overview&statecheck=CACharles Stewart Mott Foundation
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is a private philanthropy based in Flint, Michigan. Through four programs, it makes grants in the United States and selected regions internationally. In 1997 the foundation and the U.S. Department of Education entered a multi-year partnership in support of 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). The foundation helped support the Urban Institute’s Assessing the New Federalism project.
Contact Information:
http://www.mott.org/about.aspxRockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF)
RBF is dedicated to promoting the well-being of all people in the transition to global interdependence. One of the goals of the fund’s Education Program is to promote universal, quality education and care for pre-K children by using a comprehensive approach to their development, including concerns for health, safety, and readiness to learn. Strategies include supporting development of public policies that promote universal access to early childhood programs, and advancing the professional development of early educators.
Contact Information:
http://www.rbf.orgThe mission of the Bank’s Charitable Contributions Program is to help meet the needs of the communities we serve by supporting nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving quality of life, particularly for low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. The Bank will consider requests for contributions from nonprofit organizations that qualify under the following charitable giving categories: Community and Economic Development, Education and Job Training, Health and Human Care, Civic and Cultural. The Bank actively grants charitable contributions in the communities we serve, which includes several counties in the following 19 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Contact Information:
https://www.bankofthewest.com/about-us.htmlClaude R. and Ethel B. Whittenberger Foundation
The Whittenberger Foundation currently gives priority to innovative and enriching projects which significantly improve the quality of life for children and young people. The Foundation’s areas of interest relating to children and young people are education, arts and culture, health, social welfare, recreation and the environment. Geographical focus area Idaho.
Contact Information:
For questions concerning the Whittenberger Foundation, or if you need information please write us at:
Whittenberger Foundation
P.O. Box 1073
Caldwell, ID 83606-1073
or email at whittfnd@clearwire.netThe Foundation supports a wide range of programs that benefit children newborn to 18 years of age in Dell’s principle US locations, and welcomes proposals from non-profit organizations that address the health and human services, the education, and the technology access for youth.
Contact Information:
http://www.dell.com/?redirect=2
1-800-WWW-DELLThe John William Jackson Fund was established in memory of John Jackson in 2000 by friends and family, including Marcus and Pat Meier of Monti Antico, Italy, and Bill and Jackie Jackson of Boise, Idaho. Since the Fund’s inception, we have granted over $123,000 to Idaho organizations. In support of our mission, we: Supply musical instruments to Idaho schools and school districts, Introduce children to music and opera, Provide scholarships to deserving students, Assist in funding outdoor sporting opportunities to Idaho youth.
Contact Information:
http://www.johnwilliamjacksonfund.org/
P.O. Box 4711
Boise, ID 83711-4711
ph: 208-890-8503
alt: 208-484-4173The Tidwell Idaho Foundation is a small family foundation which is interested in three areas of funding: prevention of child abuse in Idaho, rural economic development through renewable energy and conservation, and education in Blaine County.
The foundation funds preselected organizations in the grant areas of rural economic development and education, however the foundation welcomes grant proposals in the area of child abuse prevention.
Contact Information:
http://tidwellidahofoundation.com/
Application Procedure:
Letter of inquiry submitted any time by grant seeker toTidwell Idaho Foundation
P.O. Box 2919
Ketchum, ID 83340
