Child Care and Development Fund Tribal Plan Program

1. Log No: CCDF-ACF-PI-2022-06
2. Issuance Date: 8/1/2022
3. Originating Office: Office of Child Care (OCC)
4. Key Words: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Fiscal Year 2023 Funding; Fiscal Year 2023-2025 CCDF Plan and Plan Preprint; Indian Tribes and Tribal Consortia

To

Federally Recognized Tribes, Tribal Consortia, and Tribal Lead Agencies administering child care programs under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program, as amended, and other interested parties.

Purpose

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.

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 PI also provides guidance on the submission of Plan amendments for approval under the FFY 2020-2022 Plan (if applicable) to reflect any significant changes in the administration of the CCDF program, and clarification and guidance on certain areas of the Plan.