FOA-Child
Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA Number 84.335A;
September 8, 2020
Agency
Department
of Education
Office
of Postsecondary Education (OPE):
Description
The
CCAMPIS Program supports the participation of low-income parents in
postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based childcare
services. Background: Through the first competitive preference priority in this
competition, the Secretary seeks to encourage applicants to offer parents a
variety of childcare options. At a time when many campus facilities are closed
across the country in response to the COVID-19 crisis, student parents are in
need of a variety of childcare options now more than ever. For example,
applicants may propose to provide student-parents with a greater range of
options at which to direct their childcare funds. The grantee institution would
still be responsible for fulfilling the requirements of the program, such as by
limiting the use of childcare vouchers to student-parents who qualify for
CCAMPIS support, and requiring those student-parents to use the vouchers to
obtain childcare by a provider or facility licensed by the applicable State
body. With access to a greater diversity of childcare settings, parents would
have the opportunity to select an option that meets the unique developmental
needs of their child and their own postsecondary educational needs, including
with respect to transportation, work schedules, and obligations to other family
members. Additionally, applicants may consider describing how their new or
existing campus-based childcare centers would offer flexible and affordable
childcare arrangements to low-income parents pursuing postsecondary education,
such as part-time, drop-in, or evening childcare services. All applicants,
including applicants that address this competitive preference priority, must,
under section 419N(c)(9) of the HEA, limit the use of childcare vouchers issued
using CCAMPIS funds to childcare provided by childcare providers or centers
that are licensed by the applicable State or local agency to provide childcare
services. The second competitive preference priority provides additional points
to applicants proposing to provide services in Qualified Opportunity Zones
(QOZs). The Department also
encourages applicants to propose support for student-parents in identifying
other Federal and State resources, in addition to CCAMPIS support, that are
available to help low-income parents access appropriate and affordable childcare
services. For example, the Child Care and Development Block Grant provides
additional support to low-income student-parents who need childcare
support. Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.335A.
Announcement
Number:
ED-GRANTS-080620-007
Closing
Date:
September
8, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328560
Contact
Information
Tanisha-Hamblin
Johnson
(202)
453-6090