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This Program Instruction is a reminder of the ACF-696T Financial Reporting Form for the Tribal Lead Agencies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the Form ACF-696T under OMB 0970-0510.

The purpose of this program instruction is to remind Tribal Lead Agencies of the annual reporting requirements (i.e., ACF-700 Report), consistent with the terms and conditions of the CCDF program.  The ACF-700 form is attached. 

The purpose of this program instruction is to

1. To provide information to state, territory, and tribal lead agencies regarding the distribution of child care disaster recovery funds, and
2. To provide guidance on allowable activities, how to apply, obligating and expending funds, reporting requirements, recipient monitoring, and other requirements. 

This Program Instruction provides the 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.

This program instruction reminds Tribal Lead Agencies of the annual reporting requirements (i.e., ACF-700 Report), consistent with the terms and conditions of the CCDF program.  The ACF-700 form is attached. 

This PI does not apply to Tribes that have consolidated their CCDF program into an approved Public Law 102-477 Plan under the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act.

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 memorandum assists Tribal CCDF Lead Agencies considering how to leverage Tribal CCDF funding to implement their vision for a stronger system of high-quality early care and education at the tribal community level.

This Program Instruction (PI) distributes instructions for CCDF lead agencies to report CCDF Discretionary program funds that they will be unable to obligate by the obligation period ending September 30, 2022.

The Office of Child Care (OCC) is pleased to announce a 6-month extension of the fiscal year (FY) 2023—2025 Tribal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan submission deadline. We are providing this additional time, in recognition of the continuing impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on Tribes, to allow Tribes more time to engage in planning discussions with your partners to prepare your next Tribal CCDF Plan submission. More information on the new plan submission deadline and the process for submitting the plan will be provided through a future OCC announcement.

This information memorandum provides an overview and guidance on the additional CCDF mandatory and matching funds made available through the ARP Act.