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In 2022, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) launched the DC Child Care Stabilization Grant to provide financial relief to child development facilities for unexpected business costs associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and help stabilize their operations and preserve the supply of child care for children and families. OSSE partnered with the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif), Hurley & Associates and the United Planning Organization (UPO) to disburse funds to eligible child development facilities and began disbursing funds in early 2022. In fiscal year 2023 (FY23), LIIF will support OSSE to disburse the DC Child Care Stabilization Targeted Grant to child development facilities that have additional needs that were not covered by their DC Child Care Stabilization Grant award, and who are not receiving financial assistance through the Access to Quality Child Care Grant or Back-to-Work Child Care Grant.
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the DC Child Care Stabilization Targeted Grant, a child development facility must:
- Meet federal and local eligibility criteria.
- Be open and providing child care services as of the date of application for a grant from the DC Child Care Stabilization Targeted Grant program and must remain open and in operation through the duration of the grant period.
- Have received a prior child care stabilization grant from LIIF, Wacif, Hurley & Associates or UPO.
More information about grant requirements can be found in the DC Child Care Stabilization Targeted Grant guidelines.
Application
Interested facilities must complete an application through LIIF’s online grant application platform and submit it along with the required attachments. The application can be found here. Applications for the DC Child Care Stabilization Targeted Grant must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Aug. 16, 2023. For assistance completing the application, contact [email protected].
All prospective applicants will receive technical assistance as needed to complete the grant application. LIIF may request additional information as needed. An incomplete application will not be considered for funding.
Questions
For questions about the DC Child Care Stabilization Targeted Grant, please contact [email protected].
