Or. Admin. Code § 123-700-0060 - Eligible Applicants

(1) As determined by the Department, to be an eligible applicant for a Child Care Infrastructure Program award, applicants must be one of the following:

(a) Municipality;

(b) Certified or registered family child care provider as established in ORS 329A.280 or ORS 329A.330;

(c) A person or Non-Profit Organization that operates a Child Care Facility;

(d) A child care center certified under ORS 329A.280;

(e) Federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon that are preschool providers participating in the Preschool Promise Program established under ORS 329.172;

(f) Organizations that support the expansion or establishment of child care providers;

(g) Programs that serve children in publicly funded early learning and care programs including:

(A) Programs funded by the Early Childhood Equity Fund established under ORS 417.781;

(B) Relief nurseries;

(C) Programs that receive subsidies through the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program under ORS 329A.500;

(D) Programs that provide early childhood special education or early learning intervention services, as provided by ORS 343.475;

(E) Oregon Head Start, prekindergarten and Early Head Start programs;

(F) Entities that receive awards under the Preschool Promise Program established under ORS 329.172 or the Oregon Prekindergarten Program established under ORS 329.175;

(h) Culturally Specific Early Learning Programs, early childhood and parent support programs described under ORS 417.782(1);

(i) School Districts that meet a 100% match requirement;

(j) Outdoor nature based child care programs; and

(k) New child care providers seeking licensure, provided that the new child care provider provides the Department with sufficient documentation to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department that,

(A) The applicant's background check has been cleared; and

(B) The items requested are requirements of the relevant regulatory authorities for the purpose of operating a Child Care Facility.

(2) To be eligible, each applicant must:

(a) Unless exempt, be registered with the Oregon Secretary of State to do business in Oregon;

(b) Unless exempt, have and maintain an active license to operate a Child Care Facility from the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care;

(c) Be headquartered in Oregon and have its principal operations in Oregon;

(3) Notwithstanding the eligibility provisions of this rule, the Department may limit the number applications an applicant may submit in response to an RFA or limit the number of open Program projects an applicant may have at one time.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 123-700-0060

OBDD 18-2024, adopt filed 07/17/2024, effective 7/17/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285A.075

Statutes/Other Implemented: OR Laws 2023 ch 523