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These are instructions for submitting comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)  filed on July 13, 2023. This NPRM offers additional draft guidance on program requirements for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. All interested parties will have 45 days to comment, and ACF will consider all comments before issuing final guidance on program requirements.

This Program Instruction (PI) informs Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Lead Agencies (TLAs) of process to submit the triennial child count declaration form and demonstration letter, and for direct-funded Tribes, to submit their definition of Indian Reservation or Service Area and Indian Child. In order for eligible tribes to receive CCDF funds, tribes are required to submit every three years the information necessary to determine the number of children to be used in funding formulas (otherwise referred to as the “child count” (45 CFR 98.81 (b)(4)).

This PI also provides instructions for submitting the Tribal Early Learning Initiative (TELI) Appendix along with the child count and service area information.

This Information Memoranda provides an overview and guidance on the supplemental CCDF Discretionary funds made available through the ARP Act. 

CCDF Reporting Overview for States and Territories

FY 2017 CCDF State Expenditure Data

This page has contact information for ACF Office of Grants Management Staff  for States, Territories, and Tribes

FY 2019 CCDF Final Tribal Allocations (Including Reallotted Funds)

Final GY 2019 CCDF Allocations (Including Redistributed Funds)

This program instruction is to inform States and Territories that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved changes to the ACF-800 Report that will allow the Office of Child Care to collect and report critical data about the use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The form and instructions are attached.

GY 2020 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)