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COVID-19 Grants
Emergency Child Care Grant (Phase 1)
FUNDING APPLICATIONS FOR THE EMERGENCY CHILD CARE GRANT (PHASE 1) ARE CLOSED
The Early Learning Division is currently reviewing 2,188 applications received from child care providers who applied for the first phase of grant funding during the COVID-19 crisis. Grant applications were accepted from May 1 – May 11, 2020 and are now closed.
The first phase of the Emergency Child Care grant program includes $8 million in funding provided to Oregon through the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act.
Of the applications received, 1871 (86%) are from licensed and recorded programs and 317 (14%) are from regulated subsidy and relative care providers. Applications were submitted in English 2059 (94%) and Spanish 129 (6%).
Applicants will receive notifications by email beginning Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Some applications will take longer to review and will require follow-up documentation. Successful applicants will receive electronic agreement forms to sign through email. Signed agreement forms will need to be returned in order to process grant payments. The first grant payment is estimated to be sent within 10 days after returning completed forms.
Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions below or contact us at ECCgrants@state.or.us.
For Grantees
RFA Questions and Responses
Applicants can submit questions by email at ECCgrants@state.or.us. Responses will be posted daily Monday – Friday.
Webinars
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Emergency Child Care Grant (Phase 2)
FUNDING APPLICATIONS FOR THE EMERGENCY CHILD CARE GRANT (PHASE 2) CLOSED
The Early Learning Division is currently reviewing 1,247 applications received from child care providers who applied for the second phase of grant funding during the COVID-19 crisis. Grant applications were accepted from June 22 to July 10, 2020 and are now closed.
The second phase of the Emergency Child Care grant program includes $14.3 million in funding provided to Oregon through federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act.
Of the applications received, approximately 973 (78%) are from licensed programs and 274 (22%) are from regulated subsidy and ERDC relative care providers. Applications were submitted in English, 1213 (97%) and Spanish, 34 (3%).
Applicants began receiving notifications by email on Monday, July 20, 2020. Some applications will take longer to review and will require follow-up documentation. Successful applicants will receive electronic agreement forms to sign through email. Signed agreement forms will need to be returned in order to process grant payments. The first grant payment is estimated to be sent within 10 days after returning completed forms.
For more information, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions below or contact us at ECCgrants@state.or.us or 971-707-2029 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday).
For Grantees
RFA Questions and Responses
Applicants can submit questions by email at ECCgrants@state.or.us. Responses will be updated every Tuesday and Thursday.
Webinars
Request for Applications (RFA) Phase 2 Overview Webinar (English) – Recorded June 19, 2020
Request for Application (RFA) Phase 2 Overview Webinar (Spanish) – Recorded June 20, 2020
Request for Application (RFA) Phase 2 Overview Webinar Slides (Russian)
Request for Application (RFA) Phase 2 Overview Webinar Slides (Vietnamese)
Request for Application (RFA) Phase 2 Overview Webinar Slides (Chinese)
Outreach Materials
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