{"id":37558,"date":"2021-05-12T18:15:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T02:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/child-care-program-office-broadcast-rebuilding-alaskas-child-care-system-with-federal-disaster-funding-3\/"},"modified":"2021-05-12T18:15:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T02:15:41","slug":"child-care-program-office-broadcast-rebuilding-alaskas-child-care-system-with-federal-disaster-funding-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/child-care-program-office-broadcast-rebuilding-alaskas-child-care-system-with-federal-disaster-funding-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Care Program Office Broadcast: Rebuilding Alaska\u2019s Child Care System with Federal Disaster Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The following broadcast was released by the Alaska Child Care Program Office on May 11, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Child Care Program Office is beginning strategic planning to use federal stimulus funding under the Coronavirus Relief Response and Relief (CRRSA) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). As you may recall, CARES Act funding provided capacity building grants to child care providers for March, April, and May 2020, and supported families with co-pays. The division has received $18.8M under CRRSA, and approximately $73M under ARPA. Additionally, Congress appropriated a modest increase in the Child Care Development Block Grant under ARPA for this federal fiscal year and next. While federal requirements associated with the funding are being clarified Alaska\u2019s priorities will address systems and structures that build long-term sustainability for child care providers and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are enthusiastic to engage in planning with the field to promote areas of support, such as: direct services\/subsidies; preparing virus mitigation policies and practices; child care stabilization grants; workforce; social and emotional development; data; infrastructure systems; and\/or training and technical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We have been collaborating with state and federal partners to inform our decision making and develop a strategy for the use of funds. Some of our efforts include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n