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: Sandra Williams, Program Manager 115 Sixth St NW, Suite E  Cass Lake, MN  56633 1-800-551-0969 Sandra.Williams@llojibwe.org       Eligibility Criteria                                                        Grants were available Grants Program Timeline                                 September 15 - October 9, 2011 Public Announcement                               Family Child Care Grants Child Care Center Grants Family Child Care / Start Up Grants Child Care Center / Start Up Grants Family, Friend & Neighbor Grants Emergency Funding Grants

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 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:  Sam Sterling, Grants Administrator Pine Tech CCR&R 900 4th Street SE Pine City, MN  55063 1-800-890-5399 or (320) 629-5142 Website: http://www.pinetech.edu/business-and-partners/ccrr 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 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         651-287-6919         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:  Dawn Eckhoff, Grants Coordinator CCR&R Inc. 126 Woodlake Drive SE Rochester, MN  55904 1-800-462-1660 x 1525 Website: www.c2r2.org