Early Childhood Facilities

Public Funding Streams

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September 12, 2024

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Public Funding Opportunities:

Child Care Capacity Building Fund

CLOSED

• Funding: $22 million general fund from 2022 legislature (HB 5202)
• Eligible applicants, Round 1: Culturally, Linguistically Specific providers, disability-focused providers.
• Allowable uses: Facility improvements, Workforce, Start-up costs
• Priorities: Evening, weekend, overnight; infant-toddler; linguistically, culturally, disability specific
• Administered by: Seeding Justice & community-led steering committee
• Outcome: Distributed $19 million+ to 31 providers and organizations in Fall 2023; remainder of funds went to administration and TA

Website: https://oregonchildcarefunds.org/care-providers/

Public Funding Opportunities:

Provider Services Fund

CLOSED, Reopening TBD

• Funding: $3.9 million general fund from 2022 legislature; $1.5 million general fund from 2024 legislature
• Eligible applicants: home-based child care providers
• Allowable uses: Facilities, workforce, equipment
• Priorities: Evening, weekend, overnight; infant-toddler; linguistically, culturally, disability specific
• Administered by: AFSCME
• Outcome: 2022 funds have been expended; 2024 funds TBD

Website:

https://www.providerfund.org/child-care-program-grants

Public Funding Opportunities:

Child Care Expansion Project - Crook, Jefferson, Deschutes Counties

OPEN for Family Child Care; CLOSED for Center Child Care

• Funding: $8.2 million general fund from 2022 legislature (HB 5202)
• Eligible Applicants: New or expanding licensed family child care providers
• Allowable uses: capital, staffing, equipment
• Priorities: infant/toddler care must be full-time, targeting local needs
• Administered by: NeighborImpact
• Outcome: 777 child care spots generated so far

Website: https://www.neighborimpact.org/get-help/childcare-provider-resources/child-care-expansion/

Public Funding Opportunities:

Start Up & Expansion Grants

CLOSED on March 22, 2024

• Funding: $3.7 million in ARPA funds from Department of Early Learning & Care
• Eligible Applicants: Recently licensed (on or after January 1,2024), reopening, interested in becoming licensed or expanding an existing program
• Allowable uses: start-up & expansion costs (no major renovations); up to $15,000 for home-based, $45,000 for center
• Priorities: Linguistic Diversity
• Administered by: Western Oregon University, The Research Institute

Website: https://sites.google.com/mail.wou.edu/start-upandexpansion/start-up-grant?authuser=0

Technical Assistance: Brielle Kenney: briellek@firstchildrensfinance.org;

Casey Bailey: caseyb@firstchildrensfinance.org

Public Funding Opportunities:

Rural Early Learning Facilities Improvement Project

CLOSED

• Funding: $230,000 from The Ford Family Foundation
• Eligible Applicants: Child care providers in Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lake, and Klamath Counties to become licensed, increased # of licensed slots, and/or improve quality of space
• Allowable uses: Improve and/or expand indoor and outdoor licensed child care spaces
• Administered by: Western Oregon University, The Research Institute

Website: https://oregonspark.org/early-educators/grants/

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Public Funding Opportunities:

Build Up Oregon - Multnomah County

ACCEPTING PROVIDER INTEREST FORMS

• Funding: Received $17 million from Multnomah County Preschool for All
• Eligible Applicants: Preschool For All Providers/ potential providers
• Allowable uses: Facility improvements and new construction, pre-development, technical assistance
• Priorities: Qualified PFA providers
• Administered by: Craft3, (in partnership with Liif, MESO, and NOAH)

Website: https://www.builduporegon.org/

Public Funding Opportunities:

Build Up Oregon - CARE Fund

ACCEPTING INTEREST FORMS

• Funding: Received $10 million from the 2022 legislature
• Applicants: Child care co-located with affordable housing
• Allowable uses: TBD
• Priorities: TBD
• Administered by: Craft 3 (in partnership with Liif, MESO, and NOAH)

Website: https://www.builduporegon.org/

Public Funding Opportunities:

Child Care Infrastructure Fund

OPEN AUGUST 15, 2024; CLOSES SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

• Funding: Received $50 million in Lottery Bonds from 2023 Legislature (HB 3005)
• Eligible Applicants: Certified Family, Registered Family, Certified Center, Tribe, Equity Fund grantees, OPK, ERDC providers, EI/ECSE, Culturally Specific orgs, etc.
• Allowable uses: Lottery Bonds can finance investments with a 20-year life span (i.e. major construction)
• Priorities: Culturally & linguistically specific, non-standard hours, infants & toddlers, care aligned with parent preferences, communities that have historically experienced lack of affordable care
• Administered by: Business Oregon in partnership with Department of Early Learning & Care, who will provide the technical assistance for providers

https://www.oregon.gov/biz/programs/child_care_infrastructure/pages/default.aspx