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Office of Child Care

An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

Overview of Reporting Requirements for Tribes

Publication Date: September 18, 2012

Current as of: September 3, 2024

	Tribal Plan	Financial Report	Tribal Annual Report
Form number	ACF-118a	ACF-696T	ACF-700
Purpose	Serves as the agreement between the Lead Agency and the Federal Government as to how CCDF programs will be administered in conformance with legislative requirements, pertinent federal regulations, and other instructions and guidelines issued by ACF.	Reports expenditures for the Tribal Mandatory, Discretionary and Construction/Renovation funds.	Provides annual counts of children and families served through CCDF; average hours of service, average monthly payment and co-payments per child and supplemental narratives. Effective with the FY2021 report, Part 3 requires Tribes to report on ARP Stabilization Grants.
Frequency	Triennial (every three years)	Annual	Annual
Timeframe Covered	Three-year plan period (e.g., Oct 1, 2023—Sept 30, 2025)	Federal fiscal year (Oct 1 -- Sept 30)	Federal fiscal year (Oct 1 -- Sep 30)
Due when	The July 1^st prior to the new plan period (due every three years)	90 days after end of fiscal year	90 days after end of fiscal year
Submission method	Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS)	Online Data Collection System	Child Care Automated Reporting System (CARS)
Technical assistance	Policy: OCC Regional Office Help with electronic submission: CARS TA Team	ACF Office of Grants Management Staff	Policy: Contact OCC Regional Office Help with electronic submission: CARS TA Team

Files

DOC Overview of Reporting Requirements for Tribes Print Out (43.50 KB)

Types:

Form

Topics:

Child Care

Audiences:

Tribes