CHILD CARE DESERTS

RFA #1

New York State Office of Children and Family Services has announced a grant opportunity to assist and support the development of new child care programs in areas with the least supply. The Invest in New York - Child Care Deserts Grant for new child care providers makes funding available to new licensed, registered, or permitted child care programs in areas of the state identified as child care deserts. This funding represents an unprecedented opportunity and investment to build capacity and strengthen the state’s economy by addressing the issues that impact businesses and families.

RFA #2

New York State identified $100M to build and expand child care capacity in areas with the least supply, with $30M available to existing programs expanding capacity under their current license. Utilizing funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), child care desert funding represents an unprecedented opportunity and investment to build capacity and strengthen the state’s economy, by addressing the issues that impact businesses including chronic absence, productivity reductions and turnover due to inadequate options for quality child care in the most needed parts of the state. RFA#2 for Existing child care providers seeks to expand the capacity and/or types of care currently available within licensed programs.