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  •  On August 29th, 2022, the Office of the CFO announced that dependent care costs may be reimbursed from external grant funds in accordance to sponsor/donor guidelines. You can learn about this new process on the Purchase, Pay & Travel page. For example scenarios that illustrate how funds can be used, please see Example Scenarios

  • Federal funding agencies, such as the NIH and NSF, allow grant funds to be used for additional childcare costs incurred when attending project-related conferences and meetings. Such costs care are categorized under travel costs. For more information, please see NIH Family Friendly FAQ and consult your post-award/grants administrator 

  • Graduate students and postdocs funded on NRSA fellowships are eligible to receive $2500 per year for regular childcare costs. Please see NIH Family Friendly Initiatives and consult your post-award/grants administrator for more information. 

  • Non-federal external funds may also be used in accordance with funder guidelines. Please consult with your post-award/grants administrator for more information.

The DCR Pilot Program that provides internal funding for dependent care is currently on hold as we await further University reimbursement policy changes

Please check back in later for updates.