Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning awards State School-Age Child Care Project Fund grants
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning has awarded 20 grants to support school-age care through the State-funded School-Age Child Care Project Fund for State Fiscal Year 2026. The 20 grantees represent 41 school-age child care sites in 11 Indiana counties. The grants total is $771,792 for SFY 2026.
The School Age Child Care Project Fund was developed to support public school corporations and licensed or regulated 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations that offer care to children who are at least 5 years of age but less than 15 years of age for the following periods of time:
Before and/or after the school day
When school is not in session (excluding summer)
When school is in session for students who are enrolled in a half-day kindergarten program.
The following applicants were awarded grant funds for SFY 2026:
OECOSL SACC Project Fund Grant Awards
Applicant
County
Total Funding Awarded
A+ Childcare Learning Center
Marion
$40,000
Al-Haqq Foundation Academy and Daycare
Marion
$40,000
Auntie Karen’s Kids Daycare
Marion
$30,000
Blue River Services, Inc.
Harrison
Washington
$80,000
Boys and Girls Club of Huntington County
Huntington
$40,000
City Life Center Inc.
Lake
$40,000
Duneland YMCA, Inc.
Porter
$30,396.56
First Church of the Nazarene
Bartholomew
$33,800
Garrett Community Center, Inc dba Judy A Morrill Recreation Center
DeKalb
$40,000
God’s Grace Community Church
Marion
$40,000
Heben Alem Ghebremichael
Marion
$30,396.56
Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Indianapolis
Marion
$22,590
HOME Mentoring, Inc
Lake
$40,000
Little Thinkers Early Learning
Allen
$40,000
Mount Pleasant Child Development Center
Vanderburgh
$40,000
Spark Educational Services
Lake
$37,799
The Riley Center, Inc
Marion
$40,000
The Villages of Indiana, Inc.
Marion
$26,809.88
Tiny Tots Ministry, Inc.
Marion
$40,000
Young Men’s Christian Association of Lafayette, IN
