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NYS Office of Children and Family Services has funding available to expand and/or improve child care settings through funding programs in child day care and school-age start-up, expansion of hours, health & safety, and Innovative Program Initiatives, as well as reimbursement for accreditation certification. For more information, visit NYS OCFS.

Rosie's For All Kids Foundation awards grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping disadvantaged children and low-income families through early childhood care and education and other essential programs.

Target Corporation offers grants for 501(c)3 organizations at the store and Foundation levels.

Captain Planet Foundation ~ Deadline: June 30 Committed to supporting hands-on environmental projects for young people, the foundation provides grants from $250 to $2,500 to school and community groups. There are four quarterly proposal deadlines per year.

2008 Hooked on Hydroponics Awards ~ Deadline: September 15
Classroom hydroponics offers eager students loads of opportunities to explore concepts across the curriculum, from biology to economics. Winning programs receive a compact hydroponics package that includes everything required to grow plants successfully indoors.

2009 Youth Garden Grants ~ Deadline: November 1, 2008
NGA is happy to announce that The Home Depot has returned to sponsor our Youth Garden Grants for 2009. For this cycle, NGA will award 125 grants.

The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Fund ~ Deadline: November 15
This nonprofit gives small grants to schools and other educational organizations committed to creating natural landscapes using native plants.

Mantis Awards ~ Deadline: March 1, 2009 Mantis sponsors this award program in support of charitable and educational garden programs that enhance the quality of life in their host communities. NGA will select 25 gardens to receive a Mantis Tiller/Cultivator.

Outdoor Classroom Grant Program ~ Deadline: Rolling
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper, and National Geographic Explorer! classroom magazine have partnered to create an outdoor classroom grant. The goal is to provide schools with additional resources to improve their science curriculum by engaging students in hands-on experiences outside the traditional classroom.

Grant Wrangler Funding Directory
Grant Wrangler is a free grants listing service that makes it easy for teachers to find funding. Subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter to see the full list of funding opportunities.

 

Grant Opportunities
The Child Care Council offers grants to qualifying family/group family child care professionals, and legally exempt child care providers to assist in meeting NYS regulatory guidelines and providing a safe and healthy environment for the children in their care. Our grants include:

High Need Start-Up Grants
High Need grants are available to those family and group child care programs who are starting-up a child care program. The grants help offset the cost of opening and operating a quality child care program, and assists child care professionals in receiving health and safety equipment, materials, supplies, and/or training necessary to meet New York State Office of Children and Family Services child care regulations.

Child Care Council staff will assist child care professionals in best utilizing the funds they are awarded through the Child Care Council's grant programs. For information on the Child Care Council's grant programs contact:

Legally-Exempt Provider Grants
Effective July 31, 2006, New York State Office of Children and Family Services placed in effect new regulatory standards monitoring legally exempt child care providers. Legally exempt child care providers are individuals who care for no more than two children, not related to them, outside of the child's home. In addition, the legally exempt child care provider must be receiving child care subsidy payment for at least one child from their county's Department of Social Services.

Through grant funding, the Child Care Council is able to offer legally exempt child care providers health and safety supplies, including first aid kits, outlet covers, and escape ladders, to legally exempt child care providers so that they may comply with state regulations.

Child Care Council staff are also available to provide legally exempt providers with on-site technical assistance to aid them in caring for children.

For information on the Child Care Council's grant programs, contact:

•  Tammy Ablang (Herkimer & Oneida counties) 223-7850 x 222 taa@mycccc.org

•  Jodie Southwick ( Madison County ) 361-1890 , jes@mycccc.org

For information on legally exempt regulations, contact program coordinators Lori North (Oneida & Madison counties) 798-5811, or Ellen Perrone (Herkimer County) at 867-1555.

Quality Enhancement Grants
Quality Enhancement grants are targeted to assist existing family or group family child care professionals with the cost of updating their existing child care program. The grant enables child care professionals to receive health and safety equipment necessary to remain in compliance with NYS Office of Children and Family Services child care regulatory standards and conduct their program in a manner that ensures the health and safety of the children in their care.

Child Care Council staff will assist child care professionals in best utilizing the funds they are awarded through The Child Care Council's grant programs. For information on The Child Care councils grant programs contact:

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