Pilot Project and Capital Funding. $2M in 2025. Flexible financial assistance that drives innovation, increases access to quality, affordable child care, and brings further investment in the sector. The Municipality put out a Request for Grant Proposals for this funding in April 2025, and it closed in May 2025. Twenty organizations from around the Municipality were approved for funding in 2025. For more information, please see Anchorage Assembly Memorandum 520-2025.

Child Care Subsidies. $1.25M in 2025 (beginning in summer 2025). These subsidies are available to support the cost of child care for early educators and other sector workers. This program is operated by Alaska Family Services and secures care for a population that often does not have access to it, keeps child care workers in the sector, and creates more spots for other families. Payments for the cost of care are made monthly to the entity providing care. Educators or other sector employees with children can review eligibility criteria here. Application open until July 25, 2025.

Stimulus Funds for Operational Costs. $2.4M in 2025. Direct financial assistance to existing child care providers to support operational costs and stabilize the sector. Operated by thread Alaska and available to all licensed entities, plus accredited camps and some entities exempt from licensing requirements. The application period for this program closed on July 9, 2025, but we hope to have another similar opportunity in 2026.