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Facts About American Rescue Plan Support Grants in Minnesota

Diane Benjamin/April 12, 2023
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Funds from the American Rescue Plan, launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, support monthly stabilization grants to child care programs in Minnesota. Here are a few facts from the federal Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care (data through December 2022) :

 

  • 8,230 child care programs received support
  • 212,500 children potentially impacted
  • $324.2 million federal dollars spent
  • 100% of Minnesota counties received funds
  • $77,400 average awarded to child care centers
  • $8,400 average awarded to family child care programs

 

The grants are most commonly used by child care centers for personnel costs and by family child care programs for mortgage or rent payments.

Diane Benjamin

Communications Director of Child Care Aware of Minnesota. Diane has been at Child Care Aware of Minnesota for the past year after a long career in nonprofit program management, strategic communications consulting, and philanthropy. She manages all aspects of CCAoMN’s communications and marketing work and leads the communications team. She holds a Master of Public Health in Community Health Education from the University of Minnesota, and a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Concordia College – Moorhead.