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The purpose of this information memorandum (IM) is to strongly encourage all human service agencies including child welfare agencies, courts, offices of child support enforcement, offices of public assistance, offices of child care, Head Start programs and family and youth services programs to work together across governments to jointly create and maintain an environment that prioritizes father engagement as a critical factor in strengthening families and adopt approaches to enhance paternal involvement in all family support and child welfare related programs.
This Information Memorandum provides guidance and best practices to help state and territorial Lead Agencies design, implement, and maintain the required CCDF consumer education websites.
This Program Instruction (PI) transmits the revised state/territory Plan Preprint (ACF-118) for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program for the Fiscal Year 2019-2021 triennium, and provides guidance for submitting the Plan. This Plan is required by section 658E of the CCDBG Act.
This Information Memorandum transmits guidance on the FEMA Public Assistance Program and Individuals and Households Program regarding reimbursement for child care services during federally declared major disasters and emergencies and provides guidance to CCDF grantees regarding certain reimbursable activities. Grantees are encouraged to share this guidance with their State, Territorial, Tribal, or local emergency management officials.
This Program Instruction provides guidance to State and Territorial Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies on developing and conducting alternative methodologies and narrow cost analyses to establish subsidy payment rates.