Illinois Now Accepting Applications for Early Childhood Facilities Funding

Sept. 1, 2011

The long awaited application for the Early Childhood Construction Grant (ECCG) Program was released this week.

The grant program will fund the new construction or renovation of existing early childhood facilities, with priority given to projects targeting communities with the largest populations of unserved at-risk children.  

Individual applicants statewide can bid for up to $5 million of the $25 million in the first round of funding. The total package passed by the Illinois General Assembly included $45 million over two years. Applications are due November 30, 2011.

IFF will host a technical assistance webinar in the next few weeks to offer application guidance. A FAQ is now available.

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As one of the nation’s first dedicated early childhood construction grants programs, this initiative makes Illinois a national leader in early childhood capital funding.