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Tribal leaders or their designated representatives were invited to join OCC in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 29 and 30, 2023 for an in-person consultation regarding the RFI titled: Meeting the Child Care Needs in Tribal Nations.  This report captures the information gathered during this consultation.

Tribal leaders in Alaska or their designated representatives were invited to join OCC in Anchorage, Alaska, on November 27, 2023, for an in-person consultation regarding a RFI titled: Meeting the Child Care Needs in Tribal Nations. This report captures the information gathered during this consultation.

The following table details the step-down of the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Rate through 2023 and 2024.

This Technical Bulletin lists the data standards for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Annual ACF-800 Report submitted by states and territories to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care (OCC), including key state-level data required by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-186).

The ACF-901 is a data collection form designed to collect American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act Stabilization Grants provider-level data.

This Technical Bulletin lists the data standards for the ACF-801 Child Care Case Record Form. This Form, which is submitted by States and Territories to the Office of Child Care (OCC), includes key case-level data required by the statute governing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).

This Technical Bulletin describes the formatting requirements for the ACF-801 data submission file. These formatting guidelines should be followed by all States and Territories when creating the file for electronic submission to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). All questions about the file format should be directed to the Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS) Team. This Technical Bulletin provides guidance for implementing provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (Public Law 113-186) of 2014 and makes other revisions to strengthen administrative data reporting 

The purpose of the annual QPR is to capture state and territory progress on how CCDF quality funds were expended, including the activities funded and the measures used by states and territories to evaluate progress in improving the quality of child care programs and services for children from birth to age 13.  The annual data provided will be used to describe state and territory priorities and strategies to key stakeholders, including Congress, Federal, state and territory administrators, providers, parents, and the public. 

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.