EEOST Capital Fund
For the first two programs listed above, EEC will award
small grants between $200,000 – $500,000 to licensed, center-based programs
serving low-income children. The funding is intended to support renovations
that address health and safety concerns and improve quality.
CIF and EEC are also running a large grant EEOST round with
grants between $500,000 and $1 million for non-profit centers only.
We look forward to receiving your questions and
applications!
In 2013, the Massachusetts House and Senate approved the five-year housing and community development bond bill which, for the first time ever, included a new Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund to improve the quality of program facilities.
EEOST’s reauthorization in May 2018 for an additional five years affirms the positive impact that high-quality education makes in children’s lives and in the economic development of the Commonwealth. It also acknowledges that all children, regardless of family income or circumstances, should be educated in physical environments that support healthy development and learning. The program was most recently authorized in 2024 through the Affordable Homes Act.
As the legislation outlines, grant recipients must be center-based, non-profit early childhood education and/or out-of-school time programs.
Children’s Investment Fund works closely with CEDAC and the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to administer the Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund. For more information, please contact the Children’s Investment Fund team at EEOST@cif-ma.org.
| Document Title | Download |
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| Small Grant Announcement EEOST |  |
| Small Grant Announcement EECPCG | |
| Large Grant Announcement EEOST | |
FY14/FY15:
- Beverly Children’s Learning Center, Beverly
- Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc., Lynn
- Community Teamwork, Lowell
- Ellis Memorial and Eldridge House, Inc., Boston
- For Kids Only Afterschool, Revere
- Robbins Children’s Programs, Attleboro
- Merrimack Valley YMCA, Lawrence
- Tri-Community YMCA, Southbridge
- United Teen Equality Center, Lowell
- Valley Opportunity Council, Chicopee
FY16:
- Aspire Development Services, Lynn
- Brookview House, Inc., Boston
- Community Art Center, Inc., Cambridge
- Epiphany School, Boston
- Guild of St. Agnes of Worcester, Inc., Webster
- Rainbow Child Development Center, Worcester
FY17:
- Child Care of the Berkshires, North Adams
- Belchertown Day School, Inc., Belchertown
- Action for Boston Community Development, Boston
- YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts, New Bedford
- Worcester Community Action Council, Webster
FY18:
- Citizens for Citizens, Fall River
- Crispus Attucks Children’s Center, Dorchester
- Elizabeth Stone House, Roxbury
- Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start, Springfield
FY19:
- Cape Ann YMCA/ YMCA of the North Shore, Gloucester
- Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Lawrence
- Greater Lowell Family YMCA, Lowell
- Horizons for Homeless Children, Roxbury
- YMCA of Cape Cod, Hyannis
- YWCA of Central MA, Worcester
FY20:
- Berkshire Family YMCA, Pittsfield
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Westfield
- Community Action Incorporated, Haverhill
- East Boston Social Centers, East Boston
- Guild of St Agnes, Worcester
- Old Colony YMCA, Brockton
- South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC), Framingham
FY21:
- Beverly Children’s Learning Center, Beverly
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, Holyoke
- Boys and Girls Club of Lynn, Lynn
- Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley, Dudley
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South, Brockton
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Stoneham and Wakefield, Stoneham
- Brockton Day Nursery, Brockton
- Catholic Charities Yawkey Child Care Center, Dorchester
- Child Care of the Berkshires, North Adams
- The Community Group, Lawrence
- East Boston Social Centers, East Boston
- Elizabeth Peabody House Association, Somerville
- For Kids Only Afterschool, Revere
- Greenwood Shalom Outreach Community, Inc., Dorchester
- Hattie B. Cooper Community Center, Roxbury
- Holyoke YMCA, Holyoke
- Kwong Kow Chinese School, Boston
- Old Colony YMCA, Brockton
- PACE Head Start, New Bedford
- Paige Academy, Roxbury
- Pathways for Children, Gloucester
- Small Friends of Nantucket, Nantucket
- SMOC, Framingham
- Square One, Springfield
- United South End Settlements, Boston
- Waltham Boys and Girls Club, Waltham
- West End Day Nursery, New Bedford
- Westfield Child Center, Brockton
- West Springfield Boys and Girls Club, West Springfield
- The Whitin Community Center, Whitinsville
- YMCA of Greater Boston, Roxbury
- YMCA of Metro North, Lowell
- YMCA of the North Shore (Haverhill YMCA), Haverhill
- YMCA Southcoast, New Bedford
- YWCA of Central Massachusetts, Worcester
- YWCA of Northeastern Massachusetts, Lawrence
FY22:
- Action for Boston Community Development, Dorchester
- Behavioral Health Network, Ware
- Boys and Girls Club of Metro South, Taunton
- Catholic Charitable Bureau of Boston, Inc., Peabody
- Community Art Center, Cambridge
- Crispus Attucks Children’s Center, Dorchester
- Ellis Early Learning, Boston
- For Kids Only Afterschool, Winthrop
- Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, Pittsfield
- Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA), Boston
- JFK Family Service Center, Charlestown
- Merrimack Valley YMCA, Methuen YMCA
- Mystic Valley YMCA, Malden YMCA
- Nurtury, Boston
- South Shore Stars, Randolph
- VietAID, Dorchester
- YMCA of Greater Boston, Boston
FY23:
- Attleboro Norton YMCA, Attleboro
- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc., Boston
- Boys & Girls Club Family Center, Springfield
- Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester, Inc., Dorchester
- Cape Cod Children’s Place, Inc., North Eastham
- Chicopee Child Development Center, Chicopee
- Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. (GLCAC), Lawrence
- Guild of St. Agnes of Worcester, Inc., Gardner Center
- Julie’s Family Learning Program, Inc., South Boston
- LEO, Inc., Lynn
- The Learning Knoll, Greenfield
- Little Folks Community Day Care Center, Inc., East Boston
- Metro West YMCA, Framingham
- Old Colony YMCA, Taunton
- Paige Academy, Roxbury
- Pathways for Children, Inc., Beverly
- South Shore Stars, Weymouth
- Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center, Dorchester
- YMCA of Greater Boston, Boston
- YMCA of the North Shore, Inc., Beverly
FY24 Small Grant:
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke, Holyoke
- Bright Futures Early Learning Center, Springfield
- Child Care of the Berkshires, Inc., North Adams
- Council of Social Concern, Woburn
- East Boston Social Centers, East Boston
- Greater Holyoke YMCA, Holyoke
- Guild of St. Agnes, Webster
- Kid-Start (Canal Street), Lawrence
- Pathways for Children, Beverly
- Rainbow Child Development Center, Worcester
- South Boston Neighborhood House, South Boston
- South Shore Stars, Quincy
- The Community Group (11 Ballard), Lawrence
- YMCA of Central Massachusetts, Southbridge
- YMCA of Greater Boston, East Boston
FY24 For-Profit Small Grant (EECPCG):
- Angela’s Preschool, Peabody
- Children’s Express, Dorchester
- LP College (Acushnet Ave), New Bedford
- LP College (Dartmouth St), New Bedford
- The Learning Tree, Medway
FY24 Large Grant:
- People Inc., Fall River
- LEO, Inc., Lynn
- Community Action Agency of Somerville and Cambridge Housing Authority, Cambridge
- Harborlight and Pathways, Beverly
- NorthStar Learning Center, New Bedford
- Square One, Springfield
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West Springfield Boys and Girls Club awarded $250,000 for renovations/ Aug 03, 2021The West Springfield Boys and Girls Club was recently awarded $250,000 from the Baker-Polito Administration and the Children’s I...
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Lt. Governor Announces State Grants for Child Care Centers in East Boston/ Jul 28, 2021Last Tuesday afternoon, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Early Education and Care Commissioner Samantha Aigner-Treworgy stopped by the Ea...
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Early education programs get financial boost from state/ Jul 20, 2021The state has awarded $7.5 million in Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) capital improvement grants to th...