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| https://www.jones.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-jones-announces-246526-grant-for-childcare-services-for-student-parents-at-troy-university- | Senator Jones Announces $246,526 Grant for Childcare Services for Student-Parents at Troy University | 2019-09-30 | 2019 | 2019-09 | Democrat | House | AL | Doug Jones | J000300 | www.jones.senate.gov | legacy | BIRMINGHAM U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) today announced a new $246,526 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program at Troy University. The child care services will be available for eligible low-income student-parents studying at Troy. They will be provided at the Coleman Early Childhood and Family Engagement facility on the Dothan campus, as well as at 10 child care centers near each of the Troy University Alabama campuses. In July, Senator Jones sent a letter to the Department of Education expressing his support for the application submitted by Troy University. He has been vocal advocate for making quality education more accessible, urging Alabama universities and colleges to apply for CCAMPIS grants and supporting funding for CCAMPIS programs. Last year, Senator Jones also helped secure an additional $34 million for the CCAMPIS program in an omnibus spending bill. The University of Alabama at Birmingham later received a $776,000 CCAMPIS grant for the first time. After visiting the first and only Alabama CCAMPIS site at Northwest-Shoals Community College last year, I knew right away this was a program I wanted to support and grow. Since then, we've secured $34 million in additional federal funding for the program and added two more Alabama schools to our roster of CCAMPIS sites. Today, nearly five million college students are attending school while raising children, so it is critical we find accessible child care solutions for these students so they can stay on track to earn their degrees, said Senator Jones, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee. According to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office, approximately 20 percent of undergraduate students are parents and about half of those students left school without completing a degree program. CCAMPIS supports student-parents who are working to attain a college degree or workforce training to better provide for their families by offering child care services, which often can be an obstacle for those raising a family and enrolled in school. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |