Iowa Rural Child Care Market Study Grant

Liesl Seabert
515.348.6154
Liesl.Seabert@iowaeda.com

The Rural Child Care Market Study Grant Program provides funding to rural Iowa communities to contract with a third party for market data collection, analysis, and development of strategic goals to address their childcare needs. Funds may be used to assess the current childcare market environment and determine the feasibility of developing a child care center, expanding an existing center, or supporting in-home providers.

Eligible applicants must be located in Iowa and include:

• City and county governments
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 nonprofit agencies and foundations
• Public and private schools serving grades pre-K through 12
• Higher education institutions

Eligible communities must have a population of less than 20,000 and not be contiguous to a city with a population greater than 40,000.

County-wide applications will be accepted if the county is one of the 88 least-populous counties in Iowa.

Grants of $10,000 will be awarded. Grantees will receive one market study and one set of goals, regardless of the geographic area.

A 50% cash match is required.

A link to the online application portal is available on the program website.

An eligible city may submit an application that includes one or more partners and may apply on behalf of an entire eligible county if it is one of the 88 least-populous counties in Iowa.