subject: Daycare Grants [print this page] Daycare grants are available that ca help you to set up your own daycare business, or grow an existing business and improve the services that you provide. There are a huge range of grants available to help daycare businesses to thrive, but it can be difficult to find the grants for which you are eligible unless you locate a complete and easy to use online or offline guide. Such a website, book or other source will allow you to see which grants are available in your state and to learn about the eligibility criteria and application processes.
Many different types of daycare grant are available, each of which is intended for different uses. You should select the grant that matches your needs. A general purpose grant, sometimes known as an operating support grant, is intended to support your business by providing money that can be used for general expenses. Planning grants have a more demanding application procedure since they must be used for a specific, planned project that must be explained in your proposal letter. A project or program grant can be used to support a specific program, which must be described in the application. Technical support or management grants can be used for costs such as marketing, fund raising, administrations and management. Non-profit organizations may apply for endowment grants. The grant received will be invested and the profits used by the organization. An equipment or facilities grant can be used to purchase new equipment or facilities, which may be buildings, vehicles or other long-term assets. Grants for long-term support are intended to support projects or programs that will take a long time to complete or run. Investments and initial grants are designed to help new businesses. Matching grants require the recipient to match the amount that is given, so they can be used to raise additional capital when more money is needed to complete a project.
Applying for grants can seem time consuming and complicated, so it is important to understand the process completely before you make your application. You will usually be required to answer questions such as how you intend to use the grant, who will benefit from the grant and why you have chosen to undertake the project you are requesting a grant to complete.
You will need to be committed to working hard to earn your grant by writing a convincing application or proposal and you should also make sure that you meet all of the criteria, otherwise you will just be wasting your time. You will also need to make sure you provide all the necessary application materials by the specified deadline.
