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Strategy Name	Strategy Type(s)	Year	Funding Amount	Funding Source	Features at a Glance
Child Care Provider Wage Boost Program The Child Care Provider Wage Boost Program, funded in 2023 by the American Rescue Plan Act, helps eligible child care service providers with funding to bolster and preserve their existing programs in the form of a wage boost for early educators. This funding allows providers to retain or hire new employees at competitive rates. Providers who are approved for the program will be able to submit reimbursement requests to cover cost increases associated with either 1) increasing the hourly wages of existing employees, or 2) hiring new employees to meet increased child care demands. A total of $1 million in funding is available for eligible providers, including up to $50,000 over two years per provider. The program will reimburse wage boost costs at 100% in the first year and 50% in the second year, but only up to the grant cap of $50,000. LEARN MORE: CHILD CARE PROVIDER WAGE BOOST PROGRAM Sources: City of Scranton. (2023). ARPA Childcare Service Provider Grants. City of Scranton. (2023). Notice of Funding Opportunity.	Workforce Pay Increases	2023	$1 million	CCDBG COVID Relief Allocations – CARES, CRRSE, ARPA (CCDF & Stabilization)	Wage boost program offers up to $50,000 per provider to cover cost increases associated with either 1) increasing the hourly wages of existing employees, or 2) hiring new employees to meet increased child care demands	The Child Care Provider Wage Boost Program, funded in 2023 by the American Rescue Plan Act, helps eligible child care service providers with funding to bolster and preserve their existing programs in the form of a wage boost for early educators. This funding allows providers to retain or hire new employees at competitive rates. Providers who are approved for the program will be able to submit reimbursement requests to cover cost increases associated with either 1) increasing the hourly wages of existing employees, or 2) hiring new employees to meet increased child care demands. A total of $1 million in funding is available for eligible providers, including up to $50,000 over two years per provider. The program will reimburse wage boost costs at 100% in the first year and 50% in the second year, but only up to the grant cap of $50,000. LEARN MORE: CHILD CARE PROVIDER WAGE BOOST PROGRAM Sources: City of Scranton. (2023). ARPA Childcare Service Provider Grants. City of Scranton. (2023). Notice of Funding Opportunity.