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As part of MetroAction’s commitment to improving the quality of affordable child care throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, MetroAction will award four $500 MicroGrants and three scholarships to MetroAction’s Small Business Institute program. On September 1, child care providers in NEPA may submit grant applications for projects that focus on teaching financial awareness to children or applications for scholarships to attend the Small Business Institute.
The Small Business Institute provides comprehensive training designed to help business owners sharpen the skills needed to develop, manage, and grow a successful business. Participants incorporate their own business experiences throughout the program, developing the building blocks for success. In addition, MetroAction is certified through the PA Department of Public Welfare’s PA Keys program. Child care providers attending the Small Business Institute earn professional development credits.
Scholarship applications must be received by 4:00 PM on September 16, 2009 and MicroGrant applications must be received by 4:00 PM on October 2, 2009. For more information, or to download an application package, please visit www.MetroAction.org.
To assist eligible providers complete their applications, MetroAction will host a free help session teleconference on September 11 at 12:30 PM. The session will provide a program overview, tips on what the review committee looks for, and sample projects. To register, contact Desiree Ranella at dranella@MetroAction.org or call (570) 341-0270.
Since the launch of MetroAction’s Child Care MicroGrant program in 2003, over 30 providers across seven counties have received funding that has directly impacted more than 1,300 local children.
There’s a new grant opportunity for NEPA businesses that want to implement an IT project. The IT Kickstart grant is a reimbursement grant program that encourages small and medium-sized companies in Pennsylvania to implement IT projects.
The program could assist your business to: build/improve upon your website, install/upgrade servers, install/upgrade ERP Systems, increase competitiveness in a growing market, and much more!
To learn more about the program attend one of the kickoff events, Tuesday November 18 at East Stroudsburg University or Thursday, November 20 at the Radisson, Scranton. For more information on the program or to register for a kickoff event, visit www.ebizitpa.org.
MetroAction announced today that child care providers in northeastern Pennsylvania are now eligible to apply for a $500 project grant through MetroAction’s Child Care MicroGrant program. Child Care providers can apply for funding to support projects that fit into the following funding priorities: Health and Wellness, Safety Improvement, Curriculum and Program Development and Diversity.
Applications are available on www.MetroAction.org, along with submission instructions, application guidelines and tip sheets. MicroGrant applications are due on October 10, 2008 by 4:00 PM.
To help eligible providers complete the application, MetroAction will be hosting a free help session teleconference on September 23 at 12:30 PM. The session will provide an overview of the program, tips on what the review committee is looking for, sample projects and offer participants an opportunity to ask questions. This help session is free, but pre-registration is required.
As part of their commitment to improving the quality of affordable childcare in the region, MetroAction awards $2,500 in MicroGrants to child care providers throughout their eight county service area, twice each year. Since the launch of MetroAction’s Child Care MicroGrant program in 2005, 25 providers across seven counties have received funding. The MicroGrant program has directly impacted more than 700 local children.
