Michigan was awarded $700 million through the federal American Rescue Plan to provide financial assistance for child care providers to pay for expenses incurred during the pandemic. Awards were/are given through two applications during Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. Eligibility includes licensed centers, family, and group homes, tribal, Head Start and GSRP providers who have a tuition-based program, for those open for business on the date of the application or closed temporarily due to Covid. To learn more, please see the attached flyer.
In Ingham County, 194 providers received a total of $12,302,956.25 in funding. Please contact Kristen Osterhouse for more information.
Kristen Osterhouse
Central Resource Center
kosterhouse@midlandesa.org
(517) 290-6577
