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Find similar grantsCaring for MI Future initiative is sponsored by State of Michigan. This initiative aims to help childcare business owners open 1,000 new or expanded childcare programs by the end of 2024.
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Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund was a grant program (from November 2022 to September 2024) to distribute $59 million to new and expanding child care education providers across the State of Michigan in order to renovate and upgrade their child care facilities to accommodate additional child care slots, especially in geographic areas with limited providers.
The Grant Guidelines (download in ENGLISH , SPANISH , ARABIC ) include detailed information about what the grant was, who was eligible, what the money could be used for, and more. For questions, please contact ClarkeR2@michigan. gov .
About Caring for MI Future: Facilities Improvement Fund: Quality education for kids 0-5 years old is essential to the vitality of communities and safe and healthy spaces are a crucial part of this. Early child care providers across the State of Michigan deserve quality spaces to offer high quality programs, yet finding the money to make necessary facility improvements is a challenge.
IFF, a mission-driven lender, developer, and real estate consultant, received $59 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, awarded by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) as part of the Caring for MI Future initiative.
Caring for MI Future is a $100 million investment that will help more Michigan families find quality, affordable child care in their community by opening 1,000 new, or expanded, child care programs by the end of 2024. IFF is committed to increasing access to high-quality early childhood education for all children by creating and supporting safe and inspiring spaces, especially in communities where it is most needed.
We partner with early childhood providers, government, philanthropy, and local stakeholders to strengthen early childhood education programs across the Midwest. Visit the resources page to learn more about the importance of quality child care facilities.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Childcare business owners in Michigan looking to open new or expand existing childcare programs. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.