INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric Holcomb recently announced that the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is awarding $18.1 million in employer-sponsored childcare grants to 64 Indiana businesses, community groups, and school corporations.
Local communities receiving grants include Shelbyville Central Schools and Shelby Eastern Schools ($200,000 each) and FormTee Plastics in Martinsville ($35,000)
The initiative, part of Gov. Holcomb’s 2023 Next Level Agenda, is mobilizing communities to create or expand childcare offerings that address Hoosier needs.
“We wanted those who know first-hand the critical needs of their employees, and those who are best positioned to partner in their communities, to create child care solutions for their workforce, and they delivered,” Gov. Holcomb said.
Thirty-three employers plan to provide on-site child care to their employees, and 13 will offer child care tuition benefits to their workers. The remaining awardees plan to support child care for their employees in a variety of other ways. The full list of allowable uses and details can be found here.
FSSA says that this round of awardees will receive 72% of available funding from the $25 million fund. Round two awardees – which will be announced in early 2024 – will receive the remaining funds.
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