We are excited to announce the reopening of the $1,000 Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant application. The application will be available from Monday, April 11 through Friday, May 6. This grant is available to:
- Staff who were hired after you applied for the Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant that was available from November 2021 – January 31, 2022, or
- Staff who did not receive, but were eligible to receive, the November 2021 – January 2022 Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant.
Staff who have already received $1,000 are NOT eligible for a second $1,000 at this time. We will be launching a second phase of these grants in the fall/winter 2022.
Eligibility
If you are a child care center provider, your program may be eligible for these grants if you are:
- open and operating a licensed child care center;
- in compliance with federal Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) health and safety requirements (criminal background check and health and safety trainings);
- in good standing with New Jersey’s Licensing, Manual of Requirements; and
- open and operating at time of application.
Child care center staff are eligible for a $1,000 bonus, if they:
- make $50,000 or less a year;
- are responsible for directly working with children (care, supervision or instructing);
- are registered in the Workforce Registry through NJCCIS (New Jersey Child Care Information System); and
- did not receive the initial $1,000 bonus.
Family child care providers may be eligible, if you are:
- a registered Family Child Care Provider;
- in compliance with federal Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) health and safety requirements (criminal background check and health and safety trainings);
- in good standing with New Jersey’s Registration, Manual of Requirements;
- make $50,000 or less a year;
- open and operating at time of application;
- have children enrolled; and
- did not receive the initial $1,000 bonus.
For more information on New Jersey’s $1,000 Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant, visit www.ChildCareNJ.gov
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