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Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program is sponsored by Iowa Workforce Development. This program helps employers in Iowa offer or expand child care options as a benefit to their employees. Funds can support local infrastructure investments and arrangements between employers and child care facilities to expand child care options.
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Child Care Grants | Iowa Workforce Development New Child Care Grant Awards Announced Governor Kim Reynolds recently announced new grant awards for Iowa businesses who are committed to expanding child care projects for their employees. Child Care Business Incentive Grant (New Awards Announced) Child Care Challenge Fund One of the most pressing issues facing Iowa's workforce is the ability to find affordable, accessible child care.
Not only does this impact individual Iowans, but it also impacts the ability for employers to hire and retain workers. In response to this challenge, Governor Reynolds launched the Child Care Taskforce to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the child care shortage and barriers to work in Iowa.
Child Care Business Incentive Grant (New Awards Announced) The Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program, first established in 2022, is targeted at helping employers offer or expand child care options as a benefit to their employees. Funds have supported local infrastructure investments and arrangements between employers and child care facilities to expand child care options.
In November 2024, Governor Reynolds announced a re-opening of the grant to help Iowa businesses further expand child care options for their employees. Grant awards were announced on January 6, 2025, with $14 million in new grants announced for both previous projects and new projects. The new awardees (120.
33 KB) . pdf are estimated to create nearly 875 new slots across the state. New Child Care Grants Announced Gov. Reynolds Awards Iowa Businesses $14 Million in Child Care Grants Governor Kim Reynolds announced new grant awards for Iowa businesses who are committed to expanding child care projects for their employees.
Projects are estimated to create nearly 875 new slots.
View the New Grant Awardees Previous Child Care Business Incentive Awards (2022-2023) The initial Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program, in conjunction with Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), supported local infrastructure investments to build or expand child care capacity, or arrangements between employers and child care facilities to expand and reserve child care slots.
Second Round of Child Care Business Incentive Grant Awards announced on January 9, 2023. Press Release: Governor Reynolds Awards Second Round of Child Care Business Incentive Grants First Round of Child Care Business Incentive Grant Awards announced on Sept. 13, 2022.
Press release: Governor Reynolds Awards $26. 6 million in Child Care Business Incentive Grants Summaries and Award Information Child Care Business Incentive 2022 Award Summaries (PDF) (192. 09 KB) .
pdf Child Care Business Incentive 2022 Awards Map (PDF) (403. 34 KB) . pdf Child Care Challenge Fund The Child Care Challenge Fund supports regional and community projects to establish local child care facilities and increase the availability of quality, affordable child care for working Iowans.
Child Care Challenge grants through IWD support community projects to establish local child care facilities, while HHS child care grants provide support for equipment, personnel, training, and supplies for new or ongoing child care facilities. List items for Previous Child Care Challenge Awards Previous Child Care Challenge Awards (2021-2022) Most Recent Round of Child Care Challenge Funding Awards (announced on Jan.
12, 2022) Press release: Governor Reynolds awards $36. 6 million in child care grants Summaries and Award Information Child Care 2022 Award Summaries (PDF) (790. 86 KB) .
pdf Child Care 2022 Award Map (PDF) (314. 08 KB) . pdf Child Care 2021 Award Summaries (PDF) (142.
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pdf 2021 & 2022 Child Care Awards by City (Map) (271. 66 KB) . pdf 2021 & 2022 Child Care Awards Overlay (Map) (413.
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View Report: Governor Reynolds' Child Care Task Force Report Community Development Block Grant Community Facilities Additional Child Care Resources Overall Child Care Information: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Providers: Iowa Department of Health & Human Services Child Care Resource and Referral US Small Business Administration - SBA Loan Programs for Small Businesses (212. 89 KB) .
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pdf Estimated Cost of the Child Care Shortage in Iowa (PDF) (713. 63 KB) . pdf Untapped Potential: How Childcare Impacts Iowa's State Economy (PDF) (731.
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