Closed - FY27 EquiCare Cohort 2 application window ended September 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM; deadline time zone not statedAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Maryland Montgomery County FY27 EquiCare Subsidy Seats Grant Program Cohort 2
Montgomery County is accepting FY27 EquiCare Cohort 2 applications from licensed child care providers located in Montgomery County to fund full day infant and toddler subsidy seats. Minimum awards are $206,960 for centers and letter of compliance programs and $51,740 for family and large family child care. The NOFO closes September 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM and does not state a deadline time zone. The NOFO contains conflicting total pool figures of $2,053,205 and $2,075,059. Atlas Opportunity Score: 76/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. No new cold outreach is authorized because fewer than 48 hours remain.
FundingControlling NOFO internally conflicts: $2,053,205 total in the program summary and $2,075,059 in the Award Amounts and Duration section. Minimum award: $206,960 for centers or letter-of-compliance programs; $51,740 for family or large-family child care.
DeadlineSeptember 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM (closed; the controlling NOFO does not state a deadline-specific time zone)
Last verifiedSeptember 26, 2026
Required next actionMonitor Montgomery County OGM and DHHS for Cohort 2 award announcements and any successor EquiCare cycle. Do not treat this Cohort 2 solicitation as open. Resolve the NOFO internal $2,053,205 versus $2,075,059 total-pool discrepancy with the County before using a single figure in financial modeling.
Broad Eligibility
Licensed Montgomery County child care providers meeting the NOFO requirements. Centers and letter-of-compliance programs must propose at least eight seats; family child care programs at least two.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100. Legitimate Montgomery County early-childhood access funding for qualified licensed providers. The Cohort 2 application window is closed. The controlling NOFO contains an internal total-pool discrepancy of $2,053,205 versus $2,075,059, so Atlas does not select one as authoritative without County clarification. N9+ Fit 0/100 and QC Healthcare Fit 0/100.
Source verificationOfficial government source · assets.montgomerycountymd.govAtlas last verified this record September 26, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
