MINNESOTA GRANTS
PROGRAM
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), working in cooperation with Lakes & Prairies CCR&R, announces the availability of grant funds to increase the capacity of quality early childhood and school-age care in Minnesota. Grants are available for the following purposes:
Grants are available to licensed family child care providers, Rule 3 licensed child care centers, Legally exempt school-based, school-age care programs, Head Start programs, Public schools, Education institutions, Public agencies (city/county), Tribal governments that provide direct child care services, and Employer-based or church-based Rule 2 licensed child care programs.
If you receive a grant, you will be required to complete a certain amount of training, with the exception of Emergency grants. The approved training needs to be completed before reimbursement. The requirement is 12 hours of training for awards of $1 to $500 and 16 hours of training for awards of $501 and above. The approved training that you are required to complete is in addition to the 8 hours of training that licensing already requires you to complete on an annual basis. The cost of participating in this required training is your responsibility. You may choose to include the cost of the required training as part of your grant application. The timeline for completing the training requirement will be outlined in your award letter if you receive this grant. Approved training includes trainings found in the CCR&R Regional Training Catalog, the MNSTREAMS website and the list of Approved Training and Curricula found in the grant application.
Note: All CCR&R sponsored trainings are considered approved training options.
Grant applications are available by clicking above.
For assistance, contact Vanessa Strobel
218.299.7004 or 800.452.3646, ext. 7004
Region 1 Grant Applications
(for Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau counties)
Region 2 Grant Applications
(for Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen counties)
Region 4 Grant Applications
(for Becker, Clay Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin counties)
Lakes & Prairies Child Care Resource & Referral
715 11th Street North, Suite 402, Moorhead, MN 56560
(218) 299-7026 or 800-941-7003
(218)299-7547 Fax
Child Care Resource & Referral is a program of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc.
a 501c3 nonprofit corporation
Child Care Resource and Referral staff may receive concerns and/or complaints about providers via numerous routes. When Child Care Resource and Referral determines that the contact ins unveiling a licensing violation or an abuse or neglect situation, CCR&R informs the individual that we are not involved in the licensing process, does not issue, deny, or revoke child care license, and does not investigate concerns or complaints. These concerns and/or complaints will be addressed by licensing staff or child protective staff in your county. Please contact your local agency regarding these matters.
Confidentiality policy: All information given to create appropriate referrals will be kept confidential and will not be shared with any other organization.
Complaint policy: Should a customer be dissatisfied with a service provided, or have another type of concern or complaint, an employee is expected to give the matter immediate attention.
Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Learning Environment: This refers to the arrangement of the classroom or home setting that sets the stage for teaching and learning. Under this grant, you can apply for such things as purchase of curricula, child-focused materials, toys, equipment, activity centers, assessment tools, multicultural resources, and consultation services regarding culturally responsive caregiving practices.
Health & Safety: This grant is available for the purchase of items that increase the safety of your home child care setting or classroom. For instance, a grant can be used to purchase alarms and detectors, indoor and outdoor safety items, disaster kits, and a consultation with a child care health consultant.
Professional Development: This grant consists of training and education combined with quality professional experience that lead to increased knowledge and high-quality child care practice. A grant can be used to pay for training, on line learning, professional conferences, textbooks, and curricula.
Emergency: This grant is available to assist existing family child care providers, child care centers and school age programs in the event of an emergency that disrupts the immedate ability to provide care for the children enrolled in a program, or occurrences that jeopardize the health and safety of the children in the program.