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 * Tippecanoe * $40,000
Total * $771,792