The Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program helps parents enrolled in postsecondary education to obtain safe, dependable care that supports their children's development while allowing completion of the parent's academic programs.
The 2023-24 application will open January 15, 2023.
Fill out the FAFSA or ORSAA as soon as possible after October 1 for the upcoming year.
Complete the Oregon Student Child Care Grant Application. Transcripts are not submitted during the application process. Transcripts will be requested only if your application is eligible after the application due date. The deadline to submit your application and FAFSA or ORSAA is May 31, 5:00 pm (PST or PDT).
DEADLINE NOTE: If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it will automatically be extended to 5:00 pm (PST or PDT) on the following business day.
To be eligible for the Child Care Grant, you must:
*Oregon postsecondary institutions include Oregon community colleges, public universities, and private universities. There are some for-profit postsecondary institutions who have campuses in Oregon but are owned by corporations based outside of Oregon. Enrollment at those non-Oregon based institutions disqualifies applicants from receiving the Oregon Student Child Care Grant.
Due to limited funding the Child Care Grant is competitive. Recipients are prioritized in the following order:
Awards are based on the lesser of:
Grants are sent to the student’s eligible school’s financial aid office to be disbursed onto the student’s billing account with the rest of their financial aid. Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress and continues to have a child who qualifies under the rules of the program. Disbursement is made directly to the school, not to the recipient or their childcare provider. It is the student's responsibility to pay their child care provider.
If a student meets all of the following criteria, their Child Care Grant may be renewed:
The 2023-24 application will open January 17, 2023.
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