Child Care Facilities Improvement Phase 2

Welcome: Child Care Facilities Improvement Application

Program Description

The NJ Child Care Facilities Improvement Program – Phase 2 is a pilot grant program of $5 million to support New Jersey Registered Family Child Care homes (FCCs) with the purchase of furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FFE) that will contribute to Health, Safety and Accessibility and/or High-Quality Learning Environments.  

Eligibility Information/Instructions

• Applicants must be registered with the NJ Department of Children and Families through their local Child Care Resource & Referral Agency
• Prior to approval, applicants must be registered to do business in NJ and must provide a Tax Clearance Certificate. That means you can still apply for this application without your business registration, but you will be required to provide evidence of registration before an approval can be made.
• At time of application, applicants must enroll or have enrolled in the 12 months prior to application, at least one child receiving support through the DHS Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
• Applicants must offer full time care (a minimum of 6 hours/day, 5 days/week, 10 months/year).
• Applicants must be in good standing with New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL), and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the New Jersey Division of Taxation.
• Applicants are limited to one (1) application per Registered FCC.
• If not already enrolled in the Grow NJ Kids (GNJK) quality rating and improvement system, applicants must commit to enroll within one (1) year of executing a grant agreement with the EDA.
• Applicants must commit to maintain registration with DCF to provide child care for two (2) years following execution of the grant agreement.