New Hampshire Daycare and Child Care Grants
If you are opting to create a day care center for an area where you think it is needed the most, you don’t have to be too problematic about costs and all. The government has now a ready and elaborate plan of giving day care grants for these purposes. But you just need to be prepared to justify why you are eligible to be given the said grants because they can be quite strict when it comes to admitting qualified applications.
But regardless of these, if you know that you can truly justify why you need day care grants, then all you have to do is search places where to find them. One of the first things you can do is to do your research online and look at the website of your state government. Look carefully through the tabs because you just might find a link there that specifically gives access to grants being taken care of within your vicinity.
If you can’t find anything there that specifically details something about day care grants, you can trim down your search by getting in touch with your local loans program. They may be able to give you leads as to where you can apply for day care grants. You can also try searching through child care funds because they may already have specific clauses to account for your purpose.
You can also try to get in touch with small business or fellow non-government organizations within your area which cater to child care services. They might be able to hook you up with relevant grant-funding offices which can take care of your concerns. They might even be working with the government themselves and so would be able to connect you with the right authorities to get in touch with in terms of day care grants.
Quality child care is known to increase the productivity, as well as develop, the workforce, and lowers government spending on public services. However, inadequate public policy and market inconsistencies result in a dysfunctional child care market, making the child care business financially unsustainable. To keep the child care business above water, operators will need additional funding to break the barrier to financial viability.
Applying for a grant is not as difficult or daunting as it may seem. Most organizations that provide grants have ready application forms which are generally self-explanatory. Some grants are provided for child care centers that work with specific groups of children but it is not the general requirements for most of the child care grants. The basic requirements for availing of a grant include a business license to operate a child care center and a federal tax identification number.
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:
New Hampshire Head Start
The Head Start program (for children ages 3-5) and Early Head Start program (for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers) promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and social services. Parents play a large role in the programs, both as primary educators of their children and as participants in administering the programs locally. Both programs provide pre-literacy and literacy experiences in a multi-cultural environment. Parents are also provided social services, including assistance with childcare. Services are also available to migrant and seasonal farm worker families.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of New Hampshire, you must be a parent or primary caregiver responsible for a child who is too young for public school and your household’s annual income before taxes must not exceed $10,830 if one person lives in the household; $14,570 if two people live in the household; $18,310 if three people live in the household; $22,050 if four people live in the household; $25,790 if five people live in the household; $29,530 if six people live in the household; $33,270 if seven people live in the household; $37,010 if eight people live in the household; and $40,750 if more than eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $3,740 for each additional person in the home.
If you do not meet these criteria, you may still qualify if you are a U.S. national, citizen or permanent resident whose financial status is low income or very low income, who is under-employed, unemployed or about to become unemployed, facing pregnancy, less than 19 years of age yourself, or the parent or primary caregiver for children under the age of 19 years. Other qualifications may apply.
Application Process
The Head Start Locator provides a searchable database of Head Start programs. To apply for this program please visit the following website, which will direct you to the Head Start office nearest to you:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOfficesProgram Contact Information
You may also contact the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families by calling (603) 271-4451 or visit:
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/DCYF/default.htmManaging Agency
DHHS – Division for Children, Youth, and Families (NH)
http://www.nh.gov/index.htmlEarly Childhood Services
Child and Family Services offers two distinctive programs that focus on Early Childhood development. The Healthy Families program is designed to offer support to low income pregnant women pre and post birth. The Early Supports & Services program provides family-centered supports, services and therapies to infants and toddlers (birth to three) who have developmental disabilities, developmental delays or are at risk of developmental delays.
http://www.cfsnh.org/pages/programs/EarlyChildhood/index.html
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Private
Private foundations that are based or operating in the State of New Hampshire, 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 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) 669-1366Toll Free:
(866) 669-1366FAX:
(603) 665-8114
Baystate 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: 617-369-9040
jtower@baystatefinancial.comThe Linden Foundation funds non-profit organizations that strengthen disadvantaged and homeless families by helping provide them with the skills and support systems they need to become cohesive, internally supportive, and self-sufficient. Preference is given to comprehensive programs that most directly help those in need, involve multiple family members, provide sustained support to the participants, and are administered by community-based organizations.
Areas of funding interest: Educational programs that develop: mediation skills, parenting skills, relationship building skills; Workforce development / Job training / Entrepreneurial assistance;
Quality child care, when provided in conjunction with an educational program for parents. (Note: Stand alone child care programs are not eligible.);
Operating support for organizations that provide transitional housing, supportive housing with social services, and/or permanently affordable housing for very low income (below 30% of median income);
Emergency or short-term financial assistance to enable families to stay in existing housing.
All grant applicants must be non-profit, 501(c)(3) organizations, generally serving disadvantaged, low-income communities in the following areas: the northern side of the greater Boston area, with emphasis on communities inside Route 128 and the North Shore to the Gloucester area; the counties of the Lakes Region and northern New Hampshire.
Contact Information:
http://www.lindenfoundation.org/
blloyd@gmafoundations.comBrianna Lloyd
Foundation Assistant
The Linden Foundation, Inc
c/o GMA Foundations
77 Summer Street, Eighth Floor
Boston, MA 02110-1006
Phone: 617-426-7080 x246Fax: 617-426-7087
The National Grid Foundation was created to enhance the quality of life in areas where we provide services. Our ongoing challenge is to create opportunities for solutions to educational and environmental issues. Our Foundation philosophy is based on the principle that giving people the tools to build hope is an essential ingredient in the development of individuals, families and communities. The National Grid Foundation endeavors to improve the quality of life within our grant making area by supporting educational opportunities that assist people of all ages advance their opportunities for self sufficiency. Our 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 we make grants to organizations that share our fervor for environmental stewardship. Our 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.
Contact Information:
http://www2.nationalgridus.com/corpinfo/community/foundation_all.jsp
Massachusetts
- Greater Boston area: 1-800-233-5325
- All other areas: 1-800-548-8000
New Hampshire: 1-800-833-4200
New York
- Metro NY: 1-718-643-4050
- Long Island, NY: 1-800-490-0045
- Upstate NY: 1-800-892-2345
Rhode Island: 1-800-640-1595
New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund
The New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund works in partnership with community-based child abuse prevention programs across New Hampshire to keep children safe and families strong. Funding, supporting, and evaluating family strengthening programs is one strategy in our mission of preventing child abuse and neglect. Funded programs cover a wide range of family support services and are dynamic in their approaches to real world.
Contact Information:
http://www.nhctf.org/index.html
Mailing Address:
New Hampshire Children’s Trust Fund
The Concord Center
10 Ferry Street, Suite 315
Concord, NH 03301Phone: 603.224.1279
Fax: 603.223.9847General Information: info@nhctf.org
Olivia’s Organics Charitable Foundation – New England, NY, NJ, PA
The Olivia’s Organics Charitable Foundation was established in early 2006 as a way to invest in the lives of children. The Foundation seeks to give direct-service grants to organizations that work with children by providing services that have an immediate and tangible impact on their well-being. The foundation does not accept unsolicited grants, but instead chooses organizations with which it would like to partner for each quarter of the fiscal year. Unsolicited grant applications to the Olivia’s Organics Charitable Foundation are not accepted. Please do not send a general grant application request form to the organization. If you would like to make the Foundation aware of the work that you do, please send a one page cover letter and three copies of your organization’s information brochure. Since its inceptions the Foundation has proudly partnered with dozens of children’s charities in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Contact Information:
http://www.oliviasorganics.org/Give_Back.asp
Address
Olivia’s Organics
PO Box 6277 Chelsea, MA 02150
617.884.1816 Olivia@Oliviasorganics.orgThe Page Hill Foundation, Inc, founded in 1997, is a small family foundation focused on improving the lives of America’s less fortunate youth. Some of the programs that have been supported include summer camp programs for urban children, programs for the hearing-impaired, bias reduction programs, programs for victims of domestic violence, urban youth recreation camps, mentoring programs for single parent children, eating disorder programs, scholarships, housing programs, advocacy programs for minors involved in our court system, and computer education for children. Geographical focus – New Hampshire & Primarily, but not exclusively, Morris or Union County, New Jersey.
Contact Information:
http://www.pagehill.org/
help@pagehill.orgThe Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation supports education, land resource management and social service programs in the Lakes Region New Hampshire. The Foundation’s interests include education, land and resource management, and social services. There is a particular interest in programs that provide opportunities for disadvantaged persons, especially children.
Contact Information:
http://pardoefoundation.grantsmanagement08.com/
Mary Phillips
GMA
77 Summer Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617-426-7080
mphillips@gmafoundations.comStop & Shop Supermarket Company – CT, MA. RI, NH, NJ, NY
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company prides itself on being a good neighbor and supporting all the communities in which we operate. Our charitable initiatives, focusing on three major areas: hunger, combating childhood cancer, and children’s educational and support programs, have helped thousands of people of every background and lifestyle.
Contact Information:
http://www.stopandshop.com/about_us/community/index.htmPanjandrum Foundation – New Hampshire
The Panjandrum Foundation provides funding to charitable organizations within New Hampshire that are committed to protecting the environment, ending human rights abuses and supporting women’s issues. Grants generally range from $5,000 to $20,000 per year. Challenge and matching grants will be considered. Grants are generally made to support program creation and expansion, with some support for general/core operations.
Contact Information:
Panjandrum Foundation
7 Corporate DriveKeene, New Hampshire 03431
