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TITLE 392 - CHILD CARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM CHAPTER 5 - CHILD CARE GRANTS 001. CHILD CARE GRANTS. If eligibility requirements are met and funds are available, grants may be awarded to child care facilities in order to increase the number of licensed child care slots that are available to families who are receiving Child Care Subsidy. 001.01 START UP OR EXPANSION CHILD CARE GRANT. Grants may be awarded to increase the license capacity of an existing child care program. The following programs are eligible for startup or expansion child care grants: (A) New, not yet licensed programs; (B) Programs that are expanding and increasing the license capacity; or (C) Programs that are expanding from a Family Child Care Home I to a Family Child Care Home II or from a Family Child Care Home II to a Child Care Center. 001.02 CHILD CARE MINI GRANTS. Mini grants assist licensed home-based and center-based child care facilities with purchases required to maintain provisional and operational licenses. 002. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. A provider seeking a grant must meet all eligibility requirements. 002.01 CHILD CARE LICENSE AND SUBSIDY ENROLLMENT. Applicants for child care subsidy grants must be in good standing with the Department. 002.02 ABUSE REGISTRIES. Applicants whose names appear on the Central Registry are not eligible. Individuals applying for grants must consent to a Central Registry check. Applicants must be in compliance with child care subsidy program requirements and public health licensing requirements. 003. SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS. A provider must fill out an application to request a grant. 003.01(A) AWARD AMOUNT LIMITATION. Applications requesting funds in excess of the specified award amount are not considered. 003.01(B) MULTIPLE CHILD CARE SITES. Entities operating multiple child care sites are eligible to submit one application per site. 003.01(B)(i) INELIGIBLE PROGRAMS. Preschool only and drop-in-care- only programs are ineligible. 003.02 GRANT AWARDS. Maximum grant awards are $5,000 for home-based child care programs and $10,000 for center-based child care programs. Page 38 of 41