To: State and Territorial Lead Agencies administering child care programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (the CCDBG Act), as amended, and other interested parties.
Subject: To provide guidance on the use of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds for the purposes of research and evaluation.
References: The CCDBG Act; section 418 of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99.
Purpose: This Program Instruction (PI):
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Provides clarification about the use of CCDF funds for research and evaluation; and
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Encourages States, Territories and Tribes to evaluate subsidy policies and quality initiatives as a means to improve program performance, inform policy decisions, and effectively target available child care funds.
Effective Date: April 8, 2005
