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Child Care Grants

Check out some of the great funding opportunities with Future Ready Iowa that are helping create and expand new child care opportunities across Iowa.

Child Care Business Incentive Grant

The Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program, in conjunction with Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is targeted at helping employers offer or expand child care options as a benefit to their employees. Funds support local infrastructure investments to build or expand child care capacity, or support 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.

First Round of Child Care Business Incentive Grant Awards announced on Sept. 13, 2022.

Summaries and Award Information

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.

Latest round of Child Care Challenge Funding Awards announced on Jan. 12, 2022

Summaries and Award Information

 

Previous Awards, Maps, and Resources:

Summary of the 2021 Child Care Challenge Awards

2021 Future Ready Iowa Child Care Award Map (PDF)

2021 & 2022 Child Care Awards by City (Map)

2021 & 2022 Child Care Awards Overlay (Map)

 

Visit the Child Care Taskforce page to learn more about the Governor's strategy to address the child care shortage in the state.