马里兰州投入150万美元扩容居家托育：单笔拨款最高25万美元，重点补非传统时段
马里兰州州长 Wes Moore 与马里兰州劳工部11月13日宣布启动「居家托育扩容计划」，投入150万美元，以竞争性拨款增加持牌家庭托育的供给，缓解在职父母找托育时遇到的最大障碍。
按州政府公布的方案，州劳工部将向具备经验的机构发放单笔最高25万美元的拨款，由这些机构辅导有意开办或扩大托育服务的人走完设立家庭托育点的全过程。计划重点增加供给不足社区的托育点位，并特别补上非传统时段的托育，服务医疗、制造与仓储等行业需要在清早、夜间或周末上班的从业者。
州政府表示，申请若聚焦于州长儿童办公室主管的 ENOUGH 倡议所定社区，将在评分中获得优先。ENOUGH 倡议是马里兰州应对儿童贫困的州级计划。
这笔资金来自联邦《劳动力创新与机会法》（WIOA），由美国劳工部全额拨付150万美元，该法允许各州州长把资金用于本州劳动力发展的优先事项。
有意申请者可参加11月30日上午10时举行的提案前会议，申请截止时间为2027年1月29日晚11时59分（美东时间），完整的拨款指引与会议登记信息见马里兰州劳工部网站。
（来源：马里兰州州长办公室）
Maryland Launches $1.5 Million Home-Based Child Care Expansion, Grants Up to $250,000
Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Labor announced on Nov. 13 the launch of the Home-Based Child Care Expansion Program, a $1.5 million competitive grant initiative designed to tackle the biggest barriers working parents face in finding child care by increasing the number of licensed, home-based providers.
Under the plan, the Department of Labor will award grants of up to $250,000 to organizations with demonstrated expertise in guiding prospective providers through establishing or expanding family child care homes. The program focuses on underserved neighborhoods and on care during nontraditional hours, supporting workers in industries such as health care, manufacturing and warehousing.
Applications focused on communities designated under Maryland's ENOUGH Initiative, the state's effort to combat childhood poverty administered by the Governor's Office for Children, will receive scoring preference.
The program is funded by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), with the full $1,500,000 provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. The Act allows governors to designate funds toward their states' workforce development priorities.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend a pre-proposal conference on Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. Applications are due Jan. 29, 2027, by 11:59 p.m. EST, with full guidelines available through the Maryland Department of Labor.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Maryland)
来源：马里兰州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：马里兰州州长 Wes Moore 官方肖像（GSM州长固定图库）。 / Photo: Maryland Governor Wes Moore, official portrait (GSM governors asset library).
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