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The purpose of this technical bulletin is to clarify issues related to the ACF-700 reporting requirements and to address some of the questions for which tribal grantees have sought assistance from the CARS TA Team.

This Technical Bulletin lists the data standards for Part 3: American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Grants of the ACF-700 CCDF Tribal Annual Report and clarifies some frequently asked questions about this section of the report. Part 3 was added to the ACF-700 Report to capture data on the distribution and use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Grants beginning with the 2021 Federal fiscal year. The ARP Act included funding for child care grants to stabilize the child care sector and build back a stronger child care system that best supports the families and providers. Tribal Lead Agencies were required to spend stabilization funds to support the stability of the child care sector during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency. Part 3 of the ACF-700 form should include information about the ARP stabilization grants awarded to providers during the Federal fiscal year.

This Program Instruction (PI) provides guidance to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Tribal Lead Agencies for using the Tribal CCDF Plan Preprint (Preprint) (ACF-118A) to complete and submit the Tribal CCDF Plan (Plan) for the CCDF program Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023-2025.

GY 2020 CCDF Table 5b - Matching State Share Summary (Quarter End Date: 9/30/2020)

GY 2020 CCDF Table 4b - Matching Categorical Summary (Quarter End Date: 9/30/2020)

GY 2019 CCDF Table 6b - Discretionary Categorical Summary (Quarter End Date: 9/30/2020)

GY 2019 CCDF Table 5b - Matching State Share Summary (Quarter End Date: 9/30/2020)

GY 2022 CCDF Allocations (Based on Appropriations)

GY 2019 CCDF Table 2b - Grant Award Summary (Quarter End Date: 9/30/2020)

This summary provides cumulative information obtained from state and territory ACF-696 financial reports submitted for the Grant Year¹ (GY) 2018 CCDF award showing cumulative expenditures through September 30, 2020. The GY 2018 reports detail expenditures from each of the CCDF funding streams (Mandatory, Matching, and Discretionary), as well as funds transferred from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to CCDF. Included are expenditures for administration, direct and non-direct services, and congressionally mandated quality activities and activities to improve the quality of care for infants and toddlers.

1 Fiscal Year (FY) refers to the period from October 1 through September 30, during which states and territories may spend funds awarded in the current and prior years. Grant Year (GY) refers to the year the funds were awarded, although states and territories may liquidate some CCDF funding streams in later fiscal years.