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Ohio lawmakers pitch $10 million grant program to spur employer-linked childcare
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 41 told the House Children and Human Services Committee the bill would create a $10 million grant program — capped at $750,000 per site — to help employers, community groups and providers build on-site or near-site childcare through public‑private partnerships and a state-supported “design lab.”
Representatives White and Romer on Thursday asked the House Children and Human Services Committee to consider House Bill 41, a proposal to create a $10 million state grant fund to support public‑private partnerships that expand on‑site or near‑site childcare.
The bill would establish a state-administered grant program — overseen by the Department of Children and Youth in coordination with JobsOhio and the Department of Development — to pay start‑up costs for retrofits, equipment, new construction or other capital needs. "The start up investment that we're requesting is $10,000,000," Representative Romer told the committee, adding the grants would be "capped at a maximum, and again I'll stress a maximum, of $750,000 per site." The proposal includes a design‑lab component…
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