Helping more families at Stanford

The household income limit for the 2024 Child Care Subsidy Grant (CCSG) has increased to include benefits-eligible university employees with household incomes of $216,000 or less. Online applications will be open from July 10-August 23, 2023. Review the program guidelines on Cardinal at Work to see if you are eligible to apply. 

“We stay committed to providing meaningful support, and this means ensuring our financial assistance programs reflect current realities,” said Phyllis Stewart Pires, associate vice president for Employee Support Programs and Services in University HR.

By broadening the scope of eligibility, more members of the Stanford community will have access to up to $10,000 of grant funds to reimburse for qualified dependent care costs, such as child care, early education, or preschool programs, nannies, and summer day-camps.

You may be eligible for up to $5,000 in non-taxable grants that are added to your Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account each month; an optional taxable award of up to $5,000 is administered through payroll twice a year. 

This is the second time in two years that the maximum household income guidelines have been adjusted to increase the scope of eligibility. When the program expanded in 2021, the WorkLife Office saw a 53% increase in applicants and a 51% increase in awards granted. 

Other financial support for working families

The WorkLife office provides assistance to meet the financial demands of many of life's most significant events, including: 

• Faculty Child Care Assistance Program (accepting applications between October 9-November 10, 2023): FCCAP provides a salary supplement to eligible faculty to offset qualified child care expenses.
• Junior Faculty Dependent Care Travel Grant Program (rolling applications): Junior faculty can receive a taxable grant for qualified dependent care expenses incurred when traveling to attend professional meetings, conferences, workshops and professional development opportunities, or to conduct approved research or scholarship.
• Adoption Assistance Program (rolling applications): Benefits-eligible employees can receive reimbursements up to $10,000 per adoption for "qualified adoption expenses”, such as adoption fees, attorney fees, court costs, travel expenses while away from home, and re-adoption expenses relating to an international adoption.