Child Care Provider Relief Fund Information and Instructions Thank you to all who applied! The application period has now closed. Traducción en Español está abajo. Click here for frequently asked questions. The Rhode Island Governor’s Office recently announced the establishment of a $5,000,000 Child Care Provider Relief Fund to provide critical resources necessary to …
SBA Paycheck Protection Program LISC is now accepting PPP applications from MWBEs, VBEs and nonprofits in Rhode Island. The SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is designed to keep your workers on payroll and your doors open. The program provides access to low interest and partially to fully forgivable loans to small business owners and nonprofit …
LISC is now accepting Paycheck Protection Program applications for MWBEs, VBEs and nonprofits in Rhode Island. Read more here. Note: June 2020 Update on the Paycheck Protection Program below. During this challenging time, many child care providers are in need of additional financial resources and supports due to COVID-19 related closures and loss of income. …
Early Learning Facilities Improvement Grants Thank you to all who applied! The application is now CLOSED. Recognizing the need for increased access to high-quality early learning programming and the key role facilities play in shaping the availability and quality of services, City of Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has partnered with LISC to offer facility …
City of Providence Early Learning Facilities Grant- Application CLOSED Read More »
LISC is taking swift action in response to the coronavirus pandemic, to mitigate economic impact on residents in the hundreds of communities where we work. We are launching the LISC Rapid Relief and Resiliency Fund to assemble and deploy resources to our local partners, small businesses and residents who are being hit hardest. The Fund …
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General Bond Issuance: January 2020 Rhode Island has an opportunity to invest in early childhood education to help close achievement gaps, support our working families, and better prepare our workforce of tomorrow. Equitable access to a high-quality early learning experience is essential to providing children with a strong pathway in school and life. All children …
Early Learning Facilities Bond Proposal will Provide Necessary Capital Read More »
Spotlight on Early Learning: Infrastructure and Impact Investments in quality early learning programs support working families and help promote childrens’ healthy development during a critical period. Perhaps surprisingly, a staggering 51 percent of Americans live in child care deserts, without access to licensed, quality, affordable child care. Lack of access to quality services negatively impacts …
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2019 Rhode Island Early Learning Facilities Needs Assessment The report represents a summary of key learnings gleaned through the many and varied avenues explored in conducting the Rhode Island early learning facilities assessment from March through November of 2019. The assessment focuses on fully understanding and describing facility conditions, capacity and challenges. More importantly it …
Previous Next In 2015 and 2016, by providing small grants and technical support, the LISC Rhode Island Child Care and Early Learning Facilities Fund (RICCELFF) enabled 83 early learning centers across Rhode Island to dramatically improve the learning environments in their facilities. The grants, which totaled $2.3 million, were made possible by the Race to …
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