HB 20B-1002 Summary

• Creates two COVID-19 emergency relief grant programs for Colorado child care providers: the Child Care Sustainability Grant Program and the Emerging and Expanding Child Care Grant Program.

• Child Care Sustainability Grant Program provides grants of $500 to $35,000 to licensed child care providers and neighborhood youth organizations that are open and operating, with priority consideration for providers in danger of closing.

• Emerging and Expanding Child Care Grant Program provides grants of $3,000 to $50,000 to help expand existing child care capacity or assist new providers in opening, including costs for staff training, supplies, and facility improvements.

• Appropriates $45,016,340 from the general fund for implementation, including $34.8 million for the sustainability program, $8.75 million for the emerging/expanding program, and $875,133 for early childhood councils to administer grants.

• Both grant programs sunset on June 30, 2023, with grant awards to be distributed by January 31, 2021 and February 28, 2021 respectively.