Massachusetts Daycare and Child Care Grants
In putting up a for-profit childcare or daycare facility, it is very important to obtain funding. If you are planning to put up a daycare center in the U.S., consider these sources of federal grants. Take note that not all of these sources cater for-profit daycare center business because they only provide support for non-profit organizations or businesses.
The Children’s Defense Fund’s Head Start Program – This program believes that a child should have a good head start in education and child care. Therefore, they support a lot of childcare related businesses and organizations.
USDA Office of Rural Development – You can contact them to apply for low interest loans which are applicable for childcare facility or center owners.
Child Care Partnership Project – This was established by the US Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau. They provide support, information, technical aid and information in the building of partnerships that greatly improve the facilities, quality and supply for childcare facilities.
USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program – You can apply for this program if you want to obtain funding for the snacks and meals that the children under your daycare will eat. This is highly beneficial because by once you are given this grant, you will no longer have a problem with regards to the food that you will serve during the children’s snack time or mealtime.
GrantsNet – This tool allows you to exchange and gather information with the US Department of Health and Human Services and a number of Federal Grant Programs. This site provides ample information regarding the search for daycare grants and funding as well as application requirements, administering grants and other useful resources.
These are just some of the few sources of daycare grants for daycare centers. Other sources include the Child Care and Development Fund, State Grant Opportunities, U.S. Department of Education, National Endowment for Humanities, National Center for Community Education and many more.
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:
Department of Early Education & Care
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care provides the foundation that supports all children in their development as lifelong learners and contributing members of the community, and supports families in their essential work as parents and caregivers.
Kindergarten Entry Enrichment Program
The Kindergarten Entry Enrichment Program is an opportunity for approximately 1200 children to participate in five to twelve weeks of preschool programming to help prepare them for entry to kindergarten. This program will engage families in transition to kindergarten activities, offer enrichment programming for children, and utilize reduced class sizes to encourage individualized instruction and enhance the ability of educators to support dual language learners and children with special needs.
All families receiving vouchers for this program must complete an ARRA voucher application and have their income eligibility confirmed by the CCR&R. To be eligible to receive this ARRA funded voucher, families must have both a documented service and income need in accordance with EEC’s income eligible program.
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Private
Private foundations that are based or operating in the State of Massachusetts, 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.aspx
Rockefeller 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 A.C. Ratshesky Foundation is committed to fostering economic and social justice for low- and moderate-income families residing in Boston and its surrounding communities. Within these broad interests, the Foundation has decided to focus on the fields of childcare, education and training, and arts and culture.
Contact Information:
http://www.grantsmanagement.com/ratshesky.htmlThe Agnes M. Lindsay Trust was formed in 1939 in New Hampshire. It currently awards grants that support health and welfare organizations, particularly those serving individuals with special needs, including the blind, deaf, learning disabled, the elderly, and children. Organizations funded include (but are not limited to) children’s hospitals, youth/family services, children’s homes, summer camps and enrichment programs, hospice care, and programs for those with disabilities.
Contact Information:
Telephone:(603) 669-1366
Toll Free:(866) 669-1366
FAX:(603) 665-8114Baystate Charitable Foundation
The mission of the Baystate Charitable Foundation, established in 1999, is to raise money through various events to support local New England area charities. Two of the major charities that Baystate Financial supports are the DCF Kids Fund and Friends of the Children-Boston.
Contact Information:
http://www.baystatefinancial.com/section8.cfm
200 Clarendon Street, 19th Floor
Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-585-4500
Fax: 617-369-9040The Boston Bruins Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation whose mission is to assist charitable organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to enhancing the quality of life for children throughout New England. The Foundation, which provides grants to organizations that meet the standards of its mission, concentrates on athletics, academics, health, and community outreach programs that assist in helping enrich the lives of children throughout New England.
Contact Information:
http://www.firstgiving.com/BostonBruinsFoundation
Email: support@firstgiving.com
Call: 1-877-365-2949
Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm ESTThe C.F. Adams Charitable Trust mission is to encourage Downeast Maine communities to work together to preserve their local cultural heritage, improve their quality of life, adapt to a changing environment, and achieve a sustainable economy; to promote innovative broad-based efforts to engage families in meeting the mental health needs of children in Massachusetts and to emphasize the extraordinary therapeutic benefits of the arts.
Contact Us
http://www.cfadamstrust.org/
info@cfadamstrust.orgThe Cabot Family Charitable Trust makes grant awards to nonprofit organizations working in the arts and culture, education and youth development, environment and conservation, health and human services, and for the public benefit. Within these fields, as appropriate, the trustees have a special interest in programs focused on insuring the healthy growth and development of infants and young children, as a foundation for their future success.
Grant awards are made in the city of Boston and contiguous communities, as well as communities where the Cabot family has philanthropic interests. Applications to the Trust are accepted twice per year for review by the trustees. Grant applications are reviewed at trustee meetings in May and December.
Deadlines for grant applications are February 1 and September 1
Contact Information:
http://www.cabwel.com/cabot_family_charitable_trust_v3.htm
Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation:
Joan M. Whelton
Executive Director
617-451-1855 x 204617-451-1724 – Fax
The Charles Hayden Foundation makes contributions only to institutions that serve children and youth ages 5 to 18 from the City of Boston and metropolitan New York. Priority is given to applicants from New York City and the city of Boston. Metropolitan New York is defined as New York City, and, in New Jersey, primarily the city of Newark.
Grants are also made to institutions that support youth activities outside these areas when a substantial majority of the youth served comes from within the Foundation’s defined geographic catchment areas.
Contact Information:
http://www.charleshaydenfoundation.org/index.php?flash=yes
Charles Hayden Foundation
140 Broadway, 51st fl.
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 785-3677
Fax: (212) 785-3689
E-mail: info@charleshaydenfoundation.orgFor Questions About this Website:
Webmaster@charleshaydenfoundation.orgBoston Office
Charles Hayden Foundation
GMA Foundations
77 Summer Street, 8th FloorBoston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 426-7080 – Ext. 306DCU incorporated DCU for Kids, a non-profit charitable foundation for distribution to deserving causes and charities benefiting children and families.
To be eligible for funding from DCU for Kids, organizations must meet the following criteria: Be a registered 501(c)3 organization, Serve a community in which Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) has a physical location or a large concentration of members, Provide a health, welfare, or social service for children; or provide educational programs or services that primarily benefit children.
DCU for Kids
220 Donald Lynch Boulevard, PO Box 9130, Marlborough, MA 01752-9130 • 800.328.8797Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund
The Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Research Fund was established in 1947 by her son, Frank Noonan, to support innovative projects aimed at improving the quality of life for children and adolescents with physical and developmental disabilities. The Noonan Memorial Research Fund specifically serves the people of Greater Boston.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.action?fnId=9
Tom Scholz founded the DTS Charitable Foundation in 1987. He utilized this formal 501c3 registered charity to donate a major portion of his personal earnings from the music business for the promotion of the vegetarian lifestyle, and prevention of cruelty and suffering to animals both nonhuman and human.
Areas of funding interest include Animal Protection and Education, Vegetarian Resources, Children’s Protection/Food & Shelter Programs, Animal Rescues & Sanctuaries.
DTS Charitable Foundation
1484 Main StreetWaltham, MA 02451
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation – Boston
Eastern Bank has been dedicated to staying true to our communities since 1818. Through its employee volunteers, sponsorships and Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation grants, they are committed to giving back. Areas of interest include Human Services, Families & Children, Health Care, Education, Affordable Housing.
https://www.easternbank.com/SITE/ABOUT_US/COMMUNITY_INVOLVEMENT/Pages/charitable_foundation.aspx
https://www.easternbank.com/site/customerservice/Pages/customer_service.aspxEssex County Community Foundation
The Essex County Community Foundation provides infrastructure support and training services to nonprofit organizations supporting children and families at risk. The Discretionary Fund supports the work of nonprofit organizations located within Essex County that work in the broad areas of Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Health, Social and Community Services and Youth Services. Discretionary Fund Grants are limited to projects which address organizational capacity building.
Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund I
The Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund I was established in 1935 to support and promote quality educational, human services, and health care programming for underserved populations. Special consideration is given to charitable organizations that serve youth and children.
The application deadline for the Frank Reed & Margaret Jane Peters Memorial Fund I is September 1. Applicants will be notified of grant decisions before November 30.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/foundation.action?fnId=14
Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation
The Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation (HGCF) seeks to provide philanthropic support primarily, although not exclusively, in Western Massachusetts, where Harold Grinspoon and his wife, Diane Troderman, make their home.
HGCF is involved in the following areas: Rewarding excellence in teaching and education, Encouraging young people to reach their academic and leadership potential, Encouraging entrepreneurship among young people, Promoting literacy and early childhood education.
HGCF Contact Info
Harold Grinspoon Charitable Foundation
380 Union Street
West Springfield, MA 01089
Tel. 413-736-2552
Fax: 413-732-2632Joanna Ballantine
Executive Director
joanna@hgf.orgThe Josh Beckett Foundation is a charitable organization established in 2007 to support community based programs that strive to improve the health and well-being of children, especially children that are seriously ill, disabled, poor or otherwise disadvantaged. The Foundation provides Josh with an opportunity to have a direct and permanent impact on the lives of children throughout New England and in his hometown of Spring, Texas.
http://www.beckettbowl.com/foundation.htm
For more information about the Beckett Bowl and sponsorship opportunities please contact The Josh Beckett Foundation at 617-338-2766 or email:
info@beckettbowl.com
Jason@beckettbowl.com
Randy@beckettbowl.comThe mission of the Krupp Family Foundation is to contribute to the common good of our Boston community through efforts that advance the arts, foster cultural expression, and improve, strengthen, and transform children’s futures. In addition, the Krupp Family Foundation is dedicated to Jewish continuity, education, and local programs that encourage Jewish identity and enrich the lives of disadvantaged Jews in the Boston community.
http://kruppfamilyfoundation.org/
Mr. Wayne H. Zarozny
Senior Vice PresidentThe Krupp Family Foundation
One Beacon Street, 15th Floor
Boston, MA 02108Phone:
(617) 574-8329Fax:
(617) 556-1472E-Mail:
kruppfamilyfoundation@berkshire-group.comMassachusetts Children’s Trust Fund
The Massachusetts Children’s Trust Fund understands the challenges of family support providers. We can help you be more effective in your efforts by providing funding and training in nationally acclaimed family support service delivery systems.
The MFS Charitable Giving Program supports nonprofit organizations in four focal areas: community service, health, education, and care and development of homeless children. The program encourages employee participation as volunteers and donors.
The National Grid Foundation endeavors to improve the quality of life within their grant making area by supporting educational opportunities that assist people of all ages advance their opportunities for self sufficiency.
The foundation’s educational priorities include: Classroom based education for K-12 students; Innovative Scholarship and University partnerships that support and advance underserved members of our community; Skills training that helps people of all ages to lead more productive lives.
The National Grid Foundation also takes great pride with respect to our commitment to the environment, and they make grants to organizations that share its fervor for environmental stewardship.
More than 17,000 full time U.S. employees provide gas and electric service to more than 7 million customers in the New York Metropolitan area, upstate New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. National Grid also generates electricity for customers located in New York City and Long Island.
http://www2.nationalgridus.com/corpinfo/community/foundation_all.jsp
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