Grant for
First Children's Finance
Year
2016
Program
Community Innovation Grants
Amount
$200,000
Term
25 months
The Big Idea
Reliable access to quality, affordable childcare is a challenge for many low-income families in rural Minnesota and North Dakota. Meanwhile, childcare businesses—and the economic stability they offer to employees, working parents, and whole communities—are often overlooked as critical pieces of economic development. First Children's Finance will engage with partners to strengthen existing and emerging childcare businesses.