Grant opportunity alert – Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) Open Competitive Round 3

The Australian Government, via the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) has approved funding of $117 million (GST exclusive) from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024 for the Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) Open Competitive Round 3 grant opportunity. 

The funding aims to support early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to address barriers to participation, and has a particular emphasis on disadvantaged and vulnerable families and communities.

In order to apply for funding an ECEC service must, at the time of application lodgement, be a Child Care Subsidy approved provider of an approved child care service, and:

• be located in, or servicing families from a CCCF Priority Area; OR
• service a regional, remote or very remote area; OR
• provide specialised childcare services to a vulnerable or disadvantaged sector of its community; OR
• have been previously funded under CCCF Round 1 or 2.

Funding will be provided under three elements to fund specific activities. The elements are (in order of grant funding priority):

• Sustainability Support
• Community Support
• Capital Support.

Applications for Round 3 opened yesterday, 13 January 2021, and will close 22 February 2021. 

For more information, please visit the Community Grants Hub website.