Postsecondary Child Care Grant Program Administration

Program Description and Appropriations History

 

Expiration of Peacetime Public Health Emergency/COVID-19

How to Request COVID-19 Unit Restoration for State Aid Programs -REVISED

Unit Restoration Request When School Applied R2T4 COVID-19 Waiver

2020-2021 REVISED COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance

2020-21 COVID-19 Required Report for Schools

2020-2021 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance

2019-2020 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance for Clock Hour Schools

2019-2020 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance

2019-20 COVID-19 Required Report for Schools

2019-2020 COVID-19 State Financial Aid Guidance Q&A

The Child Care Grant program provides financial assistance to students who have children 12 and under, are not receiving assistance under the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), and who demonstrate financial need for grants, to help pay for child care while pursuing a postsecondary education.

Program Overview

Funds are allocated to eligible postsecondary institutions based on the number of students who report children on the financial aid application. Eligible institutions include all public colleges and universities, private baccalaureate degree-granting institutions and non-profit vocational technical schools granting associate degrees.

Applicants must:

• meet state residency requirements.
• not be recipients of MFIP.
• be enrolled 6-15 credits per term (undergraduates) or 1-6 credits per term (graduates).
• be an undergraduate or graduate student who has been enrolled full time less than ten semesters or the equivalent, or have a baccalaureate degree and been enrolled full time less than ten semesters or the equivalent in a graduate or professional degree program. Students who have withdrawn for active military service after December 31, 2002 are given an extra term of eligibility.
• not be in default of any educational loan.
• be making satisfactory progress.
• not be receiving tuition reciprocity benefits from another state.
• be pursuing a nonsectarian program or course of study that applies to an undergraduate or graduate degree, diploma or certificate.

The award is based upon the income of the applicant and spouse, the number in the applicant's family, the number of eligible children within the family who need child care, and the applicant's level of enrollment.

The maximum award amount is $5,500 per eligible child per academic year. The amount of the award cannot exceed 40 hours of child care per week per eligible child. The institution may increase the amount shown on the maximum award chart by 10 percent for infant care in certain counties.

2018-2019 Postsecondary Child Care Grant Training

• Child Care Grant Training
• Recorded August 19, 2016 Webinar Awarding Graduate and Professional Students Postsecondary Child Care Grants [ .wmv 165 MB]

  [Note: Brief lapse in audio occurs from 3:16-6:30]

• PPT from August 19, 2016 Webinar on Awarding Graduate and Professional Students Postsecondary Child Care Grants [ .ppt 1.1 MB ]

Child Care Grant Documents & Instructions

• 2020-2021 Maximum Award Chart
• 2020-2021 Award Calculation
• 2020-2021 Conflicting Information
• 2020-2021 Award Notice
• 2020-2021 Denial Notice
• 2020-2021 Application & Instructions
• Child Care Grant Rules
• Child Care Grant Statutes
• Infant Care Adjustment
• Provider Verification Template
• Transcript Review Spreadsheet for Undergraduates
• Transcript Review Spreadsheet for Graduates and Professionals
• MFIP CCAP Verification Form
• DHS Maximum Provider Rates