Emergency grants available for child care business owners

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little announced recently a new Idaho Child Care Emergency Grant to provide child care business owners with the financial resources to reopen and continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As we begin the staged reopening of Idaho and our residents return to their places of work, I want to make sure they have consistent care for their children,” Governor Little said. “These grants not only help working parents in Idaho, they also help the owners of these small businesses.”

Applications for the emergency grants will be accepted May 1 through June 30. Interested child care business owners can apply by downloading and completing the Idaho Child Care Emergency Fund application available at https://bit.ly/2W4MH5H.

The Emergency Grant is available to licensed and/or ICCP certified child care providers who administer full-time child care, and who will be open and operating during the months for which funding is requested. Eligible expenses include staffing costs or hazard pay; cleaning and janitorial expenses; consumable supplies and materials; and general business operations such as rent or utilities.

Protocols for the Stage 1 opening of child care/day care facilities are now available at https://bit.ly/3c5Ukya.

Funding for the Idaho Child Care Emergency Fund is provided by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.