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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="9.5-318" title_number="9.5" title_name="Division of Early Childhood Development" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes">
  <level label="a">
    <text>To apply for financial assistance, an applicant shall submit to the Department an application on the form that the Department requires.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The application shall include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The identity and location of the family child care provider;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An itemization of known and estimated costs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The total amount of funds required by the family child care provider to comply with State and local regulations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The funds available to the applicant without financial assistance from the Department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The amount of financial assistance sought from the Department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A statement from the family child care provider on how the grant funds will be used;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Information that relates to the family income of the grant applicant; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Any other relevant information that the Department requests.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
