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The following are the CCDF statutory and regulatory requirements
that will not be waived under a consolidated 102-477 plan.
- Grantees will coordinate, to the maximum extent feasible,
with the Lead Agency(ies) in the State(s) in which the
child care programs or activities will be carried out.
(658O(c)(2)(A), 98.12, 98.14(a)&(b), 98.81(b((3)(1),
98.82)
- Grantees must describe the results of the Lead Agency8217s
coordination activities with agencies responsible for
health (including the agency responsible for immunizations),
education, employment services or workforce development,
and the State TANF agency and/or tribal TANF agency
8211 if the Tribe is operating its own TANF program.
(98.14(a), 98.16(d))
- With the exception of applicants located in Alaska,
California, or Oklahoma, CCDF programs and activities
will be carried out for the benefit of Indian children
on Indian reservations. (658O(c)(2)(B), 98.81(b)(3)(ii),
98.83(b))
- Applicants must demonstrate the administrative capability
to successfully administer the proposed program in their
initial plan. (658O(c)(3)(B))
- Grants and/or contracts are limited to a period of
no more than 3 years. (658O(c)(4))
- Funds may not be used for the purchase or improvement
of land. (658F(b)(1), 98.54(b)(1))
- Funds may not be used to pay for tuition or to contract
for sectarian activities including worship or instruction.
(658M, 98.54(c)&(d))
- Applicants must assure they will comply with provisions
regarding a drug-free workplace, nondiscrimination,
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Education
Amendments, and Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended
at 45 CFR part 91. (98.13(b)(5))
Note: Since these certifications and assurances are
required as part of the consolidated 102-477 plan, they
do not need to be submitted with the CCDF application.
- At least one public hearing must be held by Tribes
to allow for public comment. (98.14(c))
- Grantees shall establish, and periodically revise
a sliding fee scale(s) that provides for cost sharing
by families, and is based on income and family size.
Grantees may waive contributions and may apply different
sliding fee scales. (658E(c)(5), 98.42)
- There are in effect, under tribal, local or State
law, requirements designed to protect the health and
safety of children that are applicable to child care
providers of services for which CCDF assistance is provided.
These requirements shall include the prevention and
control of infectious diseases (including immunizations);
building and physical premises safety; and minimum health
and safety training appropriate to the provider setting.
(98.41(a))
- Grantees must submit a request to the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services, in accordance
with uniform procedures, to use funds for construction
and renovation purposes. Funds may not be used for construction
or major renovation of child care facilities until the
Tribe8217s 102-477 scope of work has been modified to
allow for construction or major renovation. (658O(c)(6)(C),
98.84(a)&(b))
- Grantees are not permitted to use amounts for construction
or renovation purposes if such use will result in a
decrease in the level of services provided by the grantee
in the preceding fiscal year. (658O(c)(6)(C), 98.84(b)(3))
- Not more than 15 percent of the aggregate CCDF funds
expended by a Tribal Lead Agency from each fiscal year
(including amounts used for construction and renovation
in accordance with section 98.84, but not including
the base amount provided under section 98.83(e)) shall
be expended for administrative activities. Amounts used
for construction and major renovation in accordance
with section 98.84 are not considered administrative
costs. (98.52(b), 98.83(g))
- Grantees8217 fiscal and accounting procedures shall
be sufficient to permit the preparation of required
reports and the tracing of expenditures to a level of
expenditure adequate to establish that such funds have
not been used in violation of 45 CFR 98 Subpart G. (98.67(c))
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