Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) 2026
Office of Postsecondary Education
Who can apply
Institutions of higher education (as defined in sections 101 and 102 of the HEA) that awarded a total of $250,000 or more of Federal Pell Grant funds during FY 2025 to students enrolled at the institution.
About this opportunity
The CCAMPIS Program supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education by providing campus-based child care services. The program makes competitive grants for a period of 4 years to institutions of higher education, with a priority for child care programs that (1) leverage significant local or institutional resources and (2) utilize a sliding fee scale. Institutions may use the funding to establish or support a campus-based child care program primarily serving the needs of students from low-income backgrounds enrolled at the institution. Grants may also be used to provide before- and after-class and other student support services to the extent necessary to enable low-income students enrolled at the institution of higher education to pursue postsecondary education. ...