The Child Care Capital Grants focus on strengthening the quality of child care and creating new licensed child care spaces in the Basin. If you have a project such as purchasing child care equipment, upgrading or renovating child care facilities or constructing new licensed child care spaces, this program may be able to help.
Who Can Apply
Basin non-profit and for profit providers of licensed child care are eligible to apply for funding.
| Funding Stream | Eligible License Types |
| 1.a. Creation of New Licensed Child Care Spaces
b. Infrastructure Improvements to Increase Quality and Safety |
· Group Child Care
· Group Child Care (School Age) · Multi-Age Child Care · Preschools |
| 2. Equipment to Increase Quality and Safety | · Group Child Care
· Group Child Care (School Age) · Multi-Age Child Care · Preschools · Family Child Care · In-Home Multi-Age Care · Registered License Not Required |
Please refer to http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/caring-for-young-children/child-care/licensed-unlicensed-child-care for clarification on licensing designations.
Your project must take place within the Columbia Basin Trust region.
How to Apply
Child Care Capital Grant Intake is now open. The deadline to apply is May 24, 2018.
Please see the Child Care Capital Grants Program Guide.
The application process is online for Child Care Capital Grants. You will need to create an account. (If you have already created an account for a different Trust grant application, please use that account.) Click here to be directed to the Trust’s online application site.
Using the Online Application Site:
- If you’re a first time user, you will need to create an account: org/applicationforms.
- Once signed in, you can select the available program.
- Download the Program Guide to assist you in gathering the information you will need to complete the application and to determine which granting application is fits your project.
- There are two funding streams for Child Care Capital Grants, depending on your project select either ‘Child Care Capital Grants Create or Improve Spaces’ OR ‘Child Care Capital Grants Equipment’ to initiate your application. You may save drafts and submit your completed application at any point before the deadline.
- Once your application is complete click ‘Submit’.
- You will receive a confirmation email that your application has been received once you have clicked ‘Submit’.
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For Completed Projects:
Once your project is complete, please complete and submit a final report. Your final reporting date is listed in ‘Schedule A’ of your signed Contribution Agreement.
Please note that there are two forms:
If you’re project only included the purchase/installation of child care equipment up to $5,000, please complete Child Care Equipment Final Report.
If you’re project involved renovation and/or the construction of new licensed child care spaces, please complete Create or Improve Spaces Final Report.
