Assistance Listing 84.335
Child Care Access Means Parents in School
Department of Education · Department of Education
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 38 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $3,373,164. Expect about 52 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 50%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 4%
- 68% higher ed · 26% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $3.4M
- $2.7M – $4.1M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 2
- $6.7M committed to them
- Usually posts
- May
- irregular · 52-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy University | Higher ed | AL | 3 | $3,060,217 |
| Monroe Community College | Higher ed | NY | 3 | $2,976,479 |
| University of Hawaii | Higher ed | HI | 3 | $2,592,113 |
| Florida State University | Higher ed | FL | 2 | $6,680,311 |
| The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | Higher ed | FL | 2 | $6,399,240 |
| University of New Mexico | Higher ed | NM | 2 | $5,817,175 |
| Michigan State University | Higher ed | MI | 2 | $5,534,436 |
| The Regents of the University of California | Higher ed | CA | 2 | $5,206,767 |
| The University of Texas RIO Grande Valley | Higher ed | TX | 2 | $4,863,216 |
| University Enterprises Corporation at Csusb | Higher ed | CA | 2 | $4,851,829 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 331 | $198M | $483K | $279K – $869K |
| 2022 | 111 | $181M | $1.5M | $814K – $2.1M |
| 2023 | 34 | $51M | $1.9M | $1.0M – $2.0M |
| 2024 | 2 | $4.2M | $2.1M | $2.0M – $2.3M |
| 2025 | 2 | $6.7M | $3.4M | $2.7M – $4.1M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-29 | 39 d | ED-GRANT-26-053 · Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) 2026 |
| 2023-05-31 | 2023-07-31 | 61 d | ED-GRANTS-053123-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.335A |
| 2022-05-20 | 2022-07-11 | 52 d | ED-GRANTS-052022-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.335A |
| 2021-03-03 | 2021-06-01 | 90 d | ED-GRANTS-030321-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program Assistance Listing Number 84.335A |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-08 | 33 d | ED-GRANTS-080620-007 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA Number 84.335A |
| 2019-04-16 | 2019-05-31 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-041619-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA Number 84.335A |
| 2018-06-19 | 2018-07-24 | 35 d | ED-GRANTS-061918-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA Number 84.335A |
| 2017-05-23 | 2017-06-22 | 30 d | ED-GRANTS-052317-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA Number 84.335A |
| 2013-05-24 | 2013-06-24 | 31 d | ED-GRANTS-052413-001 · Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA Number 84.335A |
| 2009-04-08 | 2009-05-08 | 30 d | ED-GRANTS-040809-001 · Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program CFDA 84.335A |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.335?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 38 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $3,373,164. Expect about 52 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Child Care Access Means Parents in School award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $3.4M; the middle half ran from $2.7M to $4.1M. 2 new awards were made, with $6.7M committed to them.
When does 84.335 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in May with about 52 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 20, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.335 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 0% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.