Opportunity Overview
The Illinois Department of Early Childhood (DEC) lists FY27 480-20-3706 Child Care Resource and Referral Program – Child Care Assistance Program as a current FY27 continuation opportunity for Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies. CCR&R agencies coordinate child care access, Child Care Assistance Program administration, provider support, training, referrals, and community systems work across defined service areas.
Funding
The live Euna opportunity lists $56,398,440 in opportunity funding and classifies the award as Non Competitive. Illinois GATA lists an FY27 award range of $0 to $31,860,174. The current State award list identifies 14 FY27 recipients, including Illinois Action for Children, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, SAL Family and Community Services, Brightpoint, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and other established CCR&R entities.
Deadline and Eligibility
Illinois GATA lists the FY27 application range as April 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026. The public Euna record does not publish a submission close clock time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. The Euna opportunity states Continuation Applications Only. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations meeting the published 501(c)(3) or qualifying fiscal-agent requirements and the State’s systems, technology, and security requirements.
Program Scope
Verified activities include administration of the Child Care Assistance Program, family eligibility and provider-payment support, child care referrals and consumer education, provider training and technical assistance, recruitment and retention of child care options, data collection and analysis, and community systems development for young children and families.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 58/100. The program is strongly relevant to Illinois early-childhood access and family-support infrastructure, but FY27 is a noncompetitive continuation opportunity restricted to incumbent CCR&R agencies, which sharply limits new-applicant pursuit.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. The verified scope centers on child care access, eligibility administration, referrals, provider training, data, and community systems rather than clinical examination technology procurement. Atlas should not force N9+ into this award.
Next Action
Treat the current FY27 CCR&R awardees as the continuation recipient set and monitor DEC/GATA for amendments or a successor competitive cycle. Do not create new-applicant outreach from this FY27 continuation opportunity.
Official sources: Illinois GATA CSFA program 480-20-3706, the live Euna opportunity record, and the current Illinois GATA award list.