Section 392-5-003 - 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.003.02GRANT AWARDS. Maximum grant awards are $5,000 for home-based child care programs and $10,000 for center-based child care programs.003.03MINI GRANT AWARDS. Maximum grant awards are $1,000 for a child care program with a provisional license and $2,000 for a program with an operating license.003.04MAXIMUM AWARDS. Applicants requesting funds in excess of the maximum amounts will not be considered.003.05SELECTED PROPOSALS. Applicants who are selected for funding have 60 days from the award date to accept the grant and sign and submit all necessary paperwork. Grants not accepted within 60 days of the award date are considered abandoned.003.05(A)FUNDING LIMITATION. Child care grants are funded in accordance with the limitations in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2624.003.06PROPOSALS NOT SELECTED. If not selected, a provider may reapply during a future funding cycle.003.07GRANT AWARDS. A proposal may be fully or partially funded. Funding decisions are not subject to appeal. 003.07(A)USE OF GRANT FUNDS. Grant funds must not be used for reimbursement of any item purchased before the grant has been awarded.003.08TIME LIMIT FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. All grant funds must be spent within one year of the date of award.003.09AUDIT OF EXPENDITURES. The child care facility must submit a report of expenditures along with receipts for purchases made with the entire grant.003.10CONTRACT BREACH AND COLLECTION. If a child care facility does not comply with the terms of the grant contract, all or a prorated amount of the original grant award must be refunded to the Department. If a grant recipient's license is revoked or subsidy enrollment cancelled within three years from the date of the award, the full amount of the grant award must be refunded to the Department.003.11CHANGE IN DIRECTOR OR LICENSEE. If there is a change in the director or licensee of the program of a grant recipient, the grant obligation terms must be assumed by the new director or licensee. If the grant terms are not assumed, the grant amount must be refunded to the Department.392 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 5, § 003
Amended effective 9/15/2020