The child care industry of Guam was heavily impacted by the effects of Typhoon Mawar, causing many child care facilities to delay from opening their doors or making repairs to their facilities. This affects parents and families from going to work or school, and being contributing members of the community.

To assist registered Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) childcare centgers to recover and rebuild, the Department of Public Health and Social Services appropriates $18,833,000.00 in direct aid to sustain the child care market, stimulate the economy and build a resilient child care industry. The establishment of the Guam Project Mawar-rior Child Care Recovery Program (hereinafter referred to as “CAPS2023”) will be administered by the Guam Economic Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as the “GEDA”) pursuant to Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero’s Executive Order (EO) 2022-07 executed on March 18, 2022, also know as the Prugråmam i Pinilan i Famagu’on Guåhan, a progrma to watch over the children of Guåhan.

The three (3) hardening grant programs that will be offered are:

1. Relative Mawar-rior Grantfor all license-exempt CCDF certified relative and in-home childcare providers in the amount of $10,000 per grantee (+) $1,500 per subsidized child enrolled prior to June 1, 2023.
2. Center-Based & School-Age Mawar-rior Grant for all CCDF Certified Licensed Center-Based Child Care Providers and License-Exempt CCDF Certified School-Age childcare providers in the amount of $200,000 per grantee (+) $1,500 per subsidized child enrolled prior to June 2023.
3. Family Daycare Mawar-rior Grant for all CCDF Certified Licensed Family Daycare providers in the amount of $50,000 per grantee (+) $1,500 per subsidized child enrolled prior to June 2023; $25,000 per grantee who did not have subsidized children enrolled prior to June 1, 2023.