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Child and Adult Care Food Program Application for Day Care Home Expansion Funds 2021–22

Grantor:
Department of Social Services
Departmental Grant ID:
N/A
Portal ID:
7856
Status:
Closed (1 total application submitted)
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

​To provide payment to day care home (DCH) sponsors for their administrative expenses associated with expanding a food service program to DCH providers located in low-income or rural areas.

Description:

Interested DCH sponsors must submit a completed Application for DCH Expansion Funds to the CDSS for approval and funding. DCH sponsors interested in obtaining expansion funds must demonstrate a need for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) provider services in their recruitment areas.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Active Child and Adult Care Program Day Care Home Sponsors

Eligible Geographies:

Applicants must submit documentation that shows the proposed DCH providers are in either rural or low-income areas.

Important Dates

Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
January 31, 2022
Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
2/1/2022-5/31/2022

Funding Details

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$195,000
Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
4
Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$12,600
Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
Funding Source: The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Federal and State
Funding Method: The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

The CDSS will issue a payment equal to 50 percent of the award after the DCH sponsor signs both the Grant Award Notification form and a supplemental CACFP agreement with the CDSS. The CDSS must approve all supporting documentation submitted by the DCH sponsor before issuing the remainder of the funding. The CDSS will reimburse sponsors at the administrative rate per home or for actual expenses, whichever is the lesser amount.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Monica Ortega, 1-916-651-7331, Monica.Ortega@dss.ca.gov

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