Supplemental Funds for Child Care Disaster Recovery – Implementation Grants – Hurricanes Fiona and Ian

Program Instructions

1. Log No: CCDF-ACF-PI-2024-02
2. Issuance Date: April 2, 2024
3. Originating Office: Office of Child Care
4. Key Words: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), disaster recovery, supplemental funds, Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, phase two

To

Eligible State, territory, and Tribal Lead Agencies administering child care programs under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program, as amended, in areas affected by Hurricane Fiona or Ian.

Subject

Supplemental Funds for Child Care Disaster Recovery — Implementation Grants — Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.

References

The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq); 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328)  (PDF).

Purpose

1) To provide information to eligible state, territory, and Tribal Lead Agencies regarding the phase two distribution of disaster supplemental funds, and 2) to provide guidance on allowable activities, how to apply, notice of federal interest, obligating and expending funds, reporting requirements, grantee monitoring and other requirements. ACF issued a previous Program Instruction (PI) CCDF-ACF-PI-2023-02 on August 4, 2023, which provided information to eligible CCDF Lead Agencies on how to apply for the phase one distribution of CCDF disaster relief funding to plan for activities related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. This new PI (ACF-OCC-CCDF-PI-2024-02) provides information about how eligible CCDF Lead Agencies may apply for funding available in phase two to fully implement the disaster recovery plans.