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  • Federal Funding for St. Louis City Child Care Providers

    In Partnership with the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration and Saint Louis MHB - Application for Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding
  • We are excited to announce that Saint Louis MHB is collaborating with the City of St. Louis Community Development Administration for a one-time grant opportunity to help get ARPA funding into the community for early childhood care.

    We recommend you review all the instructions before proceeding. We have also included excerpts from these instructions in certain parts of the application below, to provide information about questions where you might need it most. All questions with a red asterisk are required.

    Funding Purpose

    In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal funding is being made available to help stabilize early child care providers delivering high-quality care and to ensure these critical services remain available and accessible to children living in the city of St. Louis. This will be accomplished by covering the gap between the state child care subsidy rate and the cost of licensed care for children ages 0-5 who receive state subsidy to cover the time period between January 2021-December 2021. 

    Priority Focus

    Family home and child care center providers who are located within a Qualified Census Tract in the City of St. Louis and primarily provide services to families living in under resourced communities who have not previously received COVID-19 relief funding and in need of high-quality early childhood care.

  • Eligibility

    Please read the full eligibility criteria below and verify that you are eligible for this funding.
  • Eligibility Verification

    Please answer these questions to determine your eligibility for funding. All questions with a red asterisk are required.
  • Eligibility Criteria

    Family home and child care center providers (not including day/summer camps or after school programs) who serve children ages 0-5 living in the city of St. Louis and who can provide required documentation of the following:

    • Are licensed, registered, or deemed licensed-exempt by the State of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and/or Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DHSS and/or DESE) to provide child care
    • Plan to remain open through December 2022 (even if temporarily required to close)
    • Are located in the city of St. Louis and have a current business license
    • Able to provide Kinderconnect Provider Attendance Summary and Kinderconnect Remittance Advice for the time period requested to be reimbursed for the gap in the cost of care after receiving state subsidy for children living in St. Louis City  
    • If funded, will be required to submit a W-9

    Eligible Expenses

    1. Gap in Cost of Care: This funding is to be used to reimburse providers for the gap between the state child care subsidy rate and the cost of licensed care for children ages 0-5 to cover the period from January 2021 to December 2021.

    How does it work?

    Funding requests can only cover the period from January 1, 2021 through  December 31, 2021 up to the maximum amount of $49,500. Ex. If Child X's actual cost of care is $165 weekly and the State of Missouri paid $140, there is a gap of $25. $25 x 52 weeks= $1,300 to be reimbursed for Child X. Awards will be made based on budget size/capacity and number of state funded children served.

    **Please note that submission of an application alone does not guarantee funding due to the limited amount of funding available.**

  • Who is completing the application?

    This should be someone authorized to make legal decisions for the child care provider. All questions with a red asterisk are required.
  • Center or Provider Information

    Please tell us about your business. All questions with a red asterisk are required.
  • Application Questions: Relief Funding

    Please tell us about any relief funding you have received since March 1, 2020.
  • For Example:

    • $9,000 / March-July / PPP loan / Staff payroll
    • $2,500 / April / Community Foundation COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund / Disposable face masks, hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies
  • Application Questions: Budget

    Please tell us about your revenue and expenses for 2021.
  • Application Questions: Request

  • PROVIDE DETAILS OF YOUR HOME OR CENTER'S REQUEST FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE BELOW.

     

    Eligible Expense

    Gap in Cost of Care: Eligible child care providers are able to request funding to reimburse providers for the gap between the state child care subsidy rate and the cost of licensed care for children ages 0-5 to cover the period from January 2021 to December 2021. Funding requests can only cover the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 up to the maximum amount of $49,500.

  • * Reminder: You must provide reports from KinderConnect to support the dollar amounts listed above.

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