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The AmeriCorps Childcare Benefit Program is available for qualified, active, full-time AmeriCorps State and National, VISTA, NCCC, and FEMA Corps Members who need the benefit to serve; eligibility requirements are listed below for each AmeriCorps program. Childcare benefits are paid directly to qualified childcare providers for all or of part of the member's childcare costs during their active time of service with AmeriCorps; childcare benefit payments cannot be paid directly to AmeriCorps members. Childcare benefits may not exceed applicable payment rates as established in the state in which the childcare is provided under the Childcare and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(4)(A)).
To learn about your eligibility requirements, follow the link to our AmeriCorps Childcare Benefit Program Fact Sheet
Whether you are an AmeriCorps member or childcare provider, please use the AmeriCorps Member and Childcare Provider Checklists to confirm that you have all the documents to complete your Childcare benefit application.
AmeriCorps Childcare Program Member Checklist
AmeriCorps Childcare Program Provider Checklist
For your convenience, you can choose to apply online. Please utilize and share the below links to our online applications; and if you choose to fill out a paper application, click the Forms/Resources button located at the center of the homepage to find and print the forms you need.
AmeriCorps Member Online Application
AmeriCorps Provider Online Application
For a description on the Types of Childcare Providers, please click below.
Types of Childcare Providers
To find out if your provider of choice is approved to receive childcare payments from AmeriCorps, please review the AmeriCorps Childcare Provider State Guide.
If your childcare provider doesn't meet your state's requirement to participate, please select a different childcare provider.
GAP Solutions (GAPSI) has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help answer questions that AmeriCorps State & National, VISTA, and NCCC members may have about the AmeriCorps Childcare Program (ACCP). If you find you have further questions not addressed by the FAQs or need assistance in applying please feel free to contact our childcare coordinators toll free at 1-855-886-0687 .
The AmeriCorps Childcare Benefit Program is available for qualified, active, full-time AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, and AmeriCorps State and National Members who need the benefit to serve. Eligibility requirements are listed below for each AmeriCorps program. Childcare benefits are paid directly to qualified childcare providers for all or of part of the member's childcare costs during their active time of service with AmeriCorps; childcare benefit payments cannot be paid directly to AmeriCorps members. Childcare benefits may not exceed applicable State Maximum Reimbursement Rates as established in the state in which the childcare is provided under the Childcare and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 42 USC 9801.
Childcare benefits are available to full-time AmeriCorps State and National members who qualify. To qualify for the childcare benefit, the member must meet the following eligibility requirements:
To qualify for the childcare benefit, the AmeriCorps VISTA member must meet the following requirements:
The amount of childcare assistance an AmeriCorps NCCC/FEMA Corps member can receive is $400 per child per month. To qualify for the childcare benefit, the member must meet the following requirements:
Childcare benefits are paid to qualified childcare providers for all or of part of the member's childcare costs during their active time of service with AmeriCorps. Childcare subsidy benefits are paid directly to qualified childcare providers. Childcare providers must meet eligibility requirements as regulated under the Childcare and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 42 USC 9801. Regulations vary by state and are subject to change annually.
Depending on the state in which the care is being provided, other blood relatives (factoring in exclusions listed above) may be used.
Information on the Childcare and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 42 USC 9801 and state/territory plans can be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/resource/ccdf-grantee-state-and-territory-contacts.
*For AmeriCorps NCCC members, the guardian or family member with whom the child is living should also 1) be the childcare provider or 2) serve as the responsible party in selecting an outside childcare provider. However, the identified childcare provider may not be the child's biological, step, or adoptive parent. For example, while a guardian or family member may serve as the childcare provider, that guardian or family member also has the option to select an outside childcare provider (such as a licensed day care center) to provide services if they are needed.
GAP Solutions, Inc. (GAPSI) administers the AmeriCorps Childcare Benefits Program for the Corporation for National and Community Service and therefore members must apply directly to GAPSI for the childcare benefit. Interested and eligible members should visit the GAP Solutions, Inc. website at: www.americorpschildcare.com or call toll-free at 855-886-0687 for more information.
Members and their selected Childcare Providers can apply online at https://americorpschildcare.com/index.cfm?apply; or may download the paper application forms at www.americorpschildcare.com/index.cfm?tab2 under the Forms/Resources section. All applications will require the submission of the following forms and supporting documentation. Uploading the documents via our online application or faxing are the most secure methods of sending documents to our office. If you do decide to email any of your documents, please ensure you encrypt the documents, then send the documents in one email and the password in a separate email. That will help protect your information from any unintended recipients.