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NYS Learning and Enrichment After-School Program Supports (LEAPS)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: 4/3/2024 BY 4:00 pm 

ANTICIPATED NOTIFICATION OF AWARD: (not earlier than) 5/29/2024

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An RFP for competitive funding for the NYS Learning and Enrichment After-school Program Supports (LEAPS) has been posted. This new funding stream replaces the previous Advantage After School and Empire State After-School programs. 

Child Care Capital Program

APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD: 12/20/2023 - 5/22/2024

APPLICATION SCORING: 5/24/2024-06/30/2024 | AWARDS ANNOUNCED NO EARLIER THAN: 7/15/2024

Quality child care is critical to New York families as it provides a safe environment for children, while also providing the educational foundation for the next generation of New Yorkers. Working families struggle to find quality programs in their communities in every corner of the State.

To effectively address New York’s continuing need for affordable, quality child care services, New York State has made $50 million available for the NYS Child Care Capital Program (CCCP).

WORKFORCE RETENTION GRANT

APPLICATION OPEN: 07/26/2023 | APPLICATION CLOSED: 09/15/2023

On May 31, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $500 million investment in the FY 2024 budget for the Workforce Retention Grant Program. The program supports up to 150,000 child care workers with bonus payments ranging from $2,300 to $3,000. Eligible programs include OCFS-licensed school-age child care, day care centers, family day care homes, group family day care homes, small day care centers, and Article 47 group day care centers permitted by DOHMH. Funding assists in staff retention, recruitment, and other vital initiatives.

STABILIZATION GRANTs 1.0 & 2.0

STABILIZATION 1.0 APPLICATION OPEN: August 3, 2021 | APPLICATION CLOSED: November 30, 2021

STABILIZATION 2.0 APPLICATION OPEN: July 5, 2022 | APPLICATION CLOSED: December 14, 2022

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has allocated $900 million to 15,000 eligible child care providers through the Child Care Stabilization Grant. The first grant (Stabilization 1.0) provided $1.074 billion to eligible providers, with applications closing on November 30, 2021. Building on this success, OCFS released a second round, Stabilization 2.0 for Workforce Supports, awarding $208 million to 12,578 providers. The second grant closed for applications on December 14, 2022.

INVEST IN NY CHILD CARE DESERTS GRANT

Awards for the Invest in NY Child Care Deserts grant for new providers were announced on July 25, 2022

New York State identified $100M to build and expand child care capacity in areas with the least supply. 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.

BEST START SARATOGA

Almost everywhere you look, there is a need for more child care. That's why we are excited to bring you Best Start Saratoga so that you can open a program in your home. If you've always dreamed of being your own boss and working from home, there's never been a better time to get started. And with the Best Start grant, we can help you do it.

Complete a quick, no-obligation survey to get started.

Are you in Warren County? Click here for Best Start funding near you.

Are you in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Fulton, or Montgomery Counties? We can help you too! Click here