PROVIDER  GRANTS TRIBAL (Statewide) CCR&R  DISTRICT

American Indian child care providers residing in the state of Minnesota are eligible to apply for child care grants through their local District Child Care Resource & Referral Agency and are dually eligible to apply for child care grants through Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MnTRECC).  All grant awards are linked to training requirements.

Click a link below for more information on applying for child care grants. PROVIDER GRANTS  -  TRIBAL (Statewide) Contact: Diane Smith, PD / Grants Coordinator 115 Sixth St NW, Suite E  Cass Lake, MN  56633 1-800-551-0969 Diane.Smith@llojibwe.com                                                                                          Eligibility Criteria Grants Program Timeline Public Announcement Grants applications are available statewide until September 1-25, 2009. Family Child Care Grants The timeline to apply for this grant has passed. Child Care Center Grants The timeline to apply for this grant has passed. Family Child Care / Start Up Grants Application Application Guide Child Care Center / Start Up Grants Application Application Guide Family, Friend & Neighbor Grants Application Emergency Funding Grants Application Application Guide

PROVIDER GRANTS  -  CCR&R DISTRICT

Northwest District Serves counties of Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Ottertail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. Contact:  Vanessa Strobel, Grants Coordinator Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership 715 11th Street N. – Suite 402 Moorhead, MN  56560 1-800-941-7003 vanessas@lakesandprairies.net Website: www.lakesandprairies.net Northeast District Serves counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, St. Louis, Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd, Wadena, Leech Lake Reservation, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine. Contact:  Michelle Paige, Grants Administrator Pine Tech CCR&R 900 4th Street SE Pine City, MN  55063 1-800-890-5399 paigem@pinetech.edu Website: www.ccrr.pinetech.edu/ Midwest District Serves counties of Kandiyohi, Meeker, Renville, McLeod, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood and Rock. Contact:  Tina Saue, Grants Administrator Midwest Child Care Resource & Referral, Inc.  P.O. Box 159 Montevideo, MN   56265 1-800-292-5437 tinap5@willmarnet.com Website: www.midwestchildcare.com  East & West Metro District East Metro serves the counties of Anoka, Ramsey and Washington West Metro serves the counties of Scott, Carver, Dakota and Hennepin         Contact:         Helen Swanson, Grants Coordinator         Resources for Child Caring         10 Yorkton Court         St. Paul, MN  55117         651-641-6647         hswanson@resourcesforchildcare.org         Website: www.resourcesforchildcare.org Southern District Serves counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Watonwan, Sibley, Waseca, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Winona. Contact:  Mary Beth Fair Pingerie, Grants Coordinator CCR&R Inc. 126 Woodlake Drive SE Rochester, MN  55904 1-800-462-1660 maribethp@c2r2.org Website: www.c2r2.org