Active — first come, first served while funds remain
Atlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Pennsylvania DEP is accepting WIIN 2107 applications from eligible public schools and regulated child care facilities to reduce lead in drinking water. The program remains open while funds are available, with the state grant catalog listing December 31, 2026 as the application deadline.
Required next actionConfirm an eligible Pennsylvania public school or regulated child care site; verify EPA-approved drinking-water sample results above the 5 ppb remediation trigger dated within 36 months; identify remaining unfunded remediation work; confirm no duplicate funding; verify NSF/ANSI 53 and BABA requirements, UEI/SAM.gov and Keystone/ESA readiness; obtain DEP approval for POU/faucet items as applicable; and submit early while funds remain.
Open / Ongoing
Atlas Opportunity Score 91/100
Verified September 20, 2026
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS)
North Dakota HHS is offering up to $500,000 to expand licensed child care during evenings, nights, weekends, overnight periods, and other non-traditional hours. HHS plans to fund one or two programs. Applicants must document parent demand, secure employer or community partners, be ready to launch within three months, and provide a sustainability plan.
Required next actionPrioritize eligible North Dakota communities outside the Fargo area and Oakes with documented demand from non-traditional-shift workers; secure employer or community partners and three letters of support; confirm three-month launch readiness and sustainability; complete SFN 1920; and submit by email while funding remains.
Open / Ongoing
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 20, 2026
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS)
North Dakota HHS is offering the Grow Child Care Grant to newly licensed or expanding child care programs in designated desert and high-needs counties, plus qualifying infant and toddler expansion statewide. Awards can reach $100,000 depending on pathway. Programs must meet licensing or expansion timing requirements and submit a viable business plan and startup budget.
Required next actionConfirm the desert-county, high-needs-county, or statewide infant/toddler pathway; verify the licensing or expansion date and 60-day eligibility window; complete the pre-application, business plan and startup budget; meet the required business-plan score; and submit through the ND Early Childhood Hub while funding remains.
Active - Rolling monthly
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
10 days leftVerified September 16, 2026
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Minnesota Department of Health funding for schools and licensed child care settings to remediate identified sources of lead in drinking water.
Required next actionConfirm the applicant is a Minnesota school or licensed child care setting with an identified lead-remediation need; review the current MDH program page, application, score sheet, due-diligence and conflict-of-interest materials, plan eligible remediation, and submit by the applicable monthly cutoff at 4:30 PM Central Time. The current MDH landing page does not state match/cost-share terms, and the live RFP endpoint is presently inaccessible; verify the current controlling RFP before final submission or new outreach.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 20, 2026
Municipality of Anchorage
The Municipality of Anchorage Steady Child Care program is accepting 2026 Round 2 applications through September 21, 2026. Approximately $2.3 million is available for eligible Anchorage licensed child-care and qualifying accredited programs.
Required next actionPublication remains active. Eligible Anchorage licensed child-care and qualifying ACA-accredited programs may apply through thread by September 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Do not create new applicant outreach unless the exact deadline time zone is authoritatively verified.
Active — rolling/currently available while program resources remain
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified September 14, 2026
Georgia Department of Education
Opportunity Overview Clean Water for Georgia Kids™ is a Georgia Department of Education program operated with RTI International and supported by an EPA Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation grant. Georgia public schools and licensed child care programs can enroll for free lead testing of drinking and cooking water, receive laboratory results and mitigation guidance, […]
Required next actionGeorgia public schools and licensed child care programs should complete the pre-enrollment training, enroll, and test drinking and cooking taps. Facilities with results at or above 15 ppb should follow the program's immediate risk-reduction guidance and confirm mitigation eligibility. School districts with a Capital Outlay Project Low Wealth Designation and results above the state action level should pursue the newly announced free replacement plumbing support while resources remain available.
Open / Ongoing
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 20, 2026
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS)
North Dakota HHS is offering the Inclusive Care Support Grant to licensed or self-declared child care providers serving a child with a current IEP or IFSP. Funding supports child-specific activities, specialized equipment, and environmental modifications that improve inclusive care. Applications remain open while funding is available.
Required next actionVerify HHS licensed or self-declared provider status, confirm a current IEP or IFSP for the enrolled child, identify the child-specific inclusive-care need, complete SFN 1930, and submit all required documentation through the ND Early Childhood Hub before limited funding is exhausted.
Active - Rolling while funding is available
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 14, 2026
Iowa Department of Education
Opportunity Overview The Iowa Department of Education is accepting applications for the Water Infrastructure Improvement in the Nation (WIIN) Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water Grant. The program supports voluntary lead testing and, when warranted under current program criteria, retesting and related education for Iowa public schools and child care programs. […]
Required next actionParticipating public schools and child care centers should review current WIIN testing results immediately. Sites with qualifying detected lead may pursue IowaGrants 544757 remediation reimbursement while funding remains available and before the listed September 30, 2026 project-period end.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Verified September 11, 2026
Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) currently states that funding is available to help Nebraska schools and licensed child care facilities reduce childhood exposure to lead in drinking water. Eligible facilities: Public, private and parochial schools and licensed child care facilities with drinking-water fixtures that have already been sampled for lead. DWEE […]
Required next actionEligible Nebraska schools and licensed child care facilities should confirm prior qualifying lead sampling, identify faucets/fountains/filler stations with lead detection, and contact DWEE at the program contact before proceeding. No N9+/QC outreach is warranted on the current scope.
Open / Annual
Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100
Verified September 18, 2026
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS)
North Dakota HHS QRIS Quality Improvement Grants provide $1,000 to $12,000 annually to licensed child care programs based on licensed capacity and Step 2, 3, or 4 quality rating.
Required next actionVerify current North Dakota HHS child care licensing, Bright & Early ND quality-rating status, licensed capacity, current annual availability, and live ND Early Childhood Hub application requirements before applying.
Active — FY27 Innovation Grant Extension is available now for qualifying prior FY26 Innovation Grant awardees and closes September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
Missouri DESE's FY27 Innovation Grant Extension is open to eligible FY26 Innovation Grant awardees that did not request or receive their full prior award amount. The extension supports approved child care start-up or expansion work and closes September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; DESE does not state a time zone on the current page.
Required next actionEligible FY26 Innovation Grant awardees should review the applicable extension terms and FAQ, confirm remaining approved award funds, verify CCDF and vendor/payment compliance, document required matching business or community partnership support, and submit by September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Open / Ongoing
Atlas Opportunity Score 70/100
Verified September 18, 2026
North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS)
North Dakota HHS Facility Improvement Grants support licensed child care facilities affected by qualifying fire, flood, severe weather damage, or structural failure after July 1, 2025. Applications are handled through the ND Early Childhood Hub while funding is available.
Required next actionVerify HHS child care licensing and that the qualifying fire, flood, severe-weather damage, or structural failure occurred after July 1, 2025; complete the pre-application, SFN 1954 worksheet, SFN 1953 acknowledgement, and before-damage photographs; then submit through the ND Early Childhood Hub while funds remain.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Department of Agriculture reimbursement funding for licensed family child care providers participating in CACFP to purchase and serve Minnesota-grown or raised foods.
Required next actionEligible licensed Minnesota family child care providers should confirm active CACFP participation, register or verify their Minnesota SWIFT vendor record, gather CACFP site and sponsor information and SWIFT identifiers, determine whether the new-participant no-match rule or prior-participant 1:1 cash-match rule applies, and submit the online FY 2027 Local Tots Letter of Intent by October 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
