Acton Announces Childcare Subsidy Grant Program

ACTON, MA — Acton is offering residents a subsidy grant to help pay for childcare.

Acton, along with neighboring communities of Boxborough, Littleton, Maynard and Westford, was awarded a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development through a regional CARES ACT Community Development Block Grant Program.

The grant will be used for childcare subsidies to qualified families who are at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income, which is a gross of $96,250 for a family of four. Families will receive a onetime grant of $3,000 for children birth to age 6 and $2,000 for children in kindergarten to age 13 towards their daycare or after school costs.

For more information and to download an application for the program, click here. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis until funds are exhausted. Anyone with questions can contact Laura Ducharme, Community Services Coordinator at 978-929-6651 or lducharme@actonma.gov.