Austin eyes grant to support home-based child care providers

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin city leaders are working to build out a grant program to help provide financial assistance for certain home-based child care providers, according to a city memo released last week.

Austin Public Health and the city's Economic Development Department are recommending the new grant program be enacted, with the following eligibility criteria:

• State of Texas licensure or registration
• Location with Austin's full purpose jurisdiction
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