Deadline for NC families to apply for Extra Credit grant is Monday

North Carolina residents have until 2 p.m. on Monday to apply for hundreds of dollars in grant money from the state.

Posted 11:26 a.m. Dec 7, 2020 — Updated 12:57 p.m. Dec 7, 2020

Kasey Cunningham

, WRAL reporter

North Carolina residents have until Monday afternoon to apply for hundreds of dollars in grant money from the state.

The North Carolina Department of Revenue's Extra Credit Grant program automatically grants $335 payments to low income families with children 16 and younger to help pay for childcare during COVID-19.

So far, the NCDOR has mailed out more than one million checks.

Parents: Didn't get your $335 check? Here's your second chance

Families who didn’t fill out a 2019 tax return will need to fill out the application by 2 p.m. Eligible individuals who filed their state return and reported at least one qualifying child under the age of 17 do not need to take any action to receive the grant. Didn't file a state return? Apply for the grant by 2 p.m.

Checks will be mailed to eligible families by Dec. 30.

According to the NCDOR website, the grant amount is $335 total for each eligible individual, even if the individual has two or more qualifying children. Spouses who file a joint state return count as one individual.

The grant is included in the the Coronavirus Relief Act Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law Sept. 4.

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