INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced Wednesday that the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is awarding another $6.9 million in Round 2 of employer-sponsored childcare grants to an additional 22 businesses, school corporations, and community groups, bringing the total invested to $25 million. In the first two rounds, there were a combined 87 recipients.
The initiative, part of Gov. Holcomb’s 2023 Next Level Agenda, is mobilizing employers and communities to create or expand childcare offerings that address the needs of working Hoosiers.
“By having more childcare options, Hoosiers are provided the flexibility to enter and stay in the workforce and attain a better quality of life for their families,” Gov. Holcomb said.
Forty employers plan to provide on-site child care to their employees, and 15 will offer child care tuition benefits to their workers. The remaining awardees plan to support child care for their employees in a variety of other ways, such as reserving seats at partner childcare centers. The full list of allowable uses and details can be found here.
Overall, more than 40 large employers with 1,000 or more employees will receive up to $750,000 each. Over 30 mid-sized employers with between 100 and 999 employees will get up to $350,000. And 12 small employers with between 20 and 99 employees will receive up to $50,000.
The program, a partnership with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, uses a portion of the state’s remaining federal relief funds from the COVID-19 pandemic and is part of the state’s broader efforts to strengthen the early childcare and education sector.
See the full list of employers that received grants here.
