Start-Up Family Child Care Grants

Grants for Starting a New Home-Based Child Care Business

Overview

Maine residents interested in starting a home-based or family child care business are encouraged and eligible to apply for up to 75% of their start-up costs, for a total award of up to $8,500.

Grant awards received may be used for the following purposes:

Up to $25,000 is available to those adding a room on to their home exclusively for their child care business. For more information about the definition of “adding a room,” please see the Family Child Care section of our FAQ.

Priority Areas

Priority will be given to applications from Aroostook, Franklin, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Washington Counties. In addition, applicants committing to the following will receive bonus points:

Application Process

There are two steps to the Family Child Care Start-Up application process: