CRECER New Mexico offers competitive grants to licensed providers with the goal of increasing high quality child care. The grants are made possible through the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department. Licensed child care homes can receive up to $10,000 and licensed centers can receive up to $10,000 per classroom. Grant funds can be used to upgrade classrooms and increase high-quality licensed capacity.

Grants can be used for minor repairs, training to increase staff qualifications, costs related to increasing FOCUS star level, or to purchase safety equipment and other supplies that increase your quality.

The grant funding window has closed and applications for grants from Project CRECER are no longer being accepted. Award announcements will be coming soon.