Sec. 8. (a) The office shall determine: (1) which applicants shall be awarded a grant; and (2) subject to subsection (b) and to the availability of funding, the amount of each grant. (b) At least five percent (5%) but not more than fifty percent (50%) of the: (1) tuition for eligible or limited eligibility children under the prekindergarten pilot program; or (2) expansion plan described in section 7.4(a) of this chapter; during the state fiscal year must be paid from donations, gifts, grants, bequests, and other funds received from a private entity or person, from the United States government, or from other sources (excluding funds from a grant provided under this chapter and excluding other state funding). The office may receive and administer grants on behalf of the prekindergarten pilot program. The grants shall be distributed by the office to fulfill the requirements of this subsection. (c) The amount of a grant made under the pilot program to an eligible or limited eligibility child: (1) who attends a prekindergarten program full time must equal at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) during the state fiscal year; and (2) may not exceed six thousand eight hundred dollars ($6,800) from state money provided under this chapter during the state fiscal year. As added by P.L.202-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.61; P.L.184-2017, SEC.27; P.L.268-2019, SEC.13.
IC 12-17.2-7.2-8.1 Grants for limited eligibility children; maximum amount Sec. 8.1. (a) If funds are appropriated by the general assembly, grants to limited eligibility children may not exceed: (1) twenty percent (20%) of the amount appropriated for a particular state fiscal year if families with children four (4) years of age are on the waiting list for funds available under the Child Care Development Fund; or (2) forty percent (40%) of the amount appropriated for a particular state fiscal year if there is no waiting list for children four (4) years of age for funds available under the Child Care Development Fund. (b) During the priority enrollment period, the office shall provide grants to eligible children in the prekindergarten program on a first-come, first-served basis. The office shall date stamp and reserve applications for limited eligibility children received during the priority enrollment period for processing during the extended enrollment period. (c) During the extended enrollment period, the office shall provide grants to eligible children and limited eligibility children in the prekindergarten program on a first-come, first-served basis to the extent of available funding and in accordance with the limit established by subsection (a). As added by P.L.268-2019, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.216-2021, SEC.5; P.L.246-2023, SEC.16.