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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 Program Instruction is to inform Tribal Lead Agencies that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved changes to the annual reporting requirements (i.e., ACF-700 Report), consistent with the terms and conditions of the CCDF program. The revised ACF-700 form is attached.
This Program Instruction distributes the revised Form ACF-696 CCDF Financial Report, which was approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number.
Provides clarification about the use of CCDF funds for research and evaluation; and
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.
Program Instruction CCDF-ACF-PI-2011-03: Program Instruction guidance for the Revised State/Territory required Plan Preprint (ACF-118) for the CCDF program for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 biennium.
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 2025-2027 triennium and provides guidance for submitting the Plan. This Plan is required by section 658E of the CCDBG Act.
The purpose of 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 any COVID-19 supplemental CCDF funds appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The form and instructions are attached.
NOTE: ARP Act Stabilization Grants funds or other initiatives funded with CCDF quality dollars (e.g., quality and supply building grants) that are NOT linked to the eligibility of specific families and children ARE NOT to be included in the ACF-800 report as these activities will be reported under other data collection efforts.
This program instruction provides information on the procedures to consolidate the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program with other employment and training funding sources under a Pub. L. 102-477 Plan.
Procedures for Requests from Tribal Lead Agencies to Use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities