FY99 CCDF Funding

Program Instruction (ACYF-PI-CC-98-02)

New Tribal Applicants. Tribes that did not receive FY 1998 CCDF funds must submit an entire CCDF biennial Plan. To obtain a copy of the Plan preprint, contact your ACF Regional Office (Attachment D).

Current Tribal CCDF Grantees. Tribal Lead Agencies that received FY 1998 CCDF funds must submit Plan amendments to specified items in the Tribal Lead Agency's approved CCDF Plan. These items are: 1.1, 1.8 and 1.9. The Plan preprint pages containing these items are included as Attachment B to this Program Instruction. Attachment A provides guidance for completing these items.

By applying for FY 1999 CCDF funds, the Tribal Lead Agency agrees to follow the provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as amended, and applicable regulations at 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99.

On July 23, 1997, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a proposed rule (at 62 FR 39610) with amendments to the CCDF regulations. If final regulations are published prior to October 1, 1998, as anticipated, the requirements in these new regulations will apply to FY 1999 CCDF funds.

By applying for FY 1999 CCDF funds, a current tribal CCDF grantee continues to be subject to the assurances and certifications provided in the CCDF Plan for FY 1998 -1999 for the remainder of the Plan period. A new tribal applicant must include required assurances and certifications as part of its CCDF Plan submittal.

A Tribe is eligible to receive CCDF funds if the Tribe is federally recognized and the tribal population includes at least 50 children under age 13 (or such similar age, as determined by the Secretary from the best available data).

A Tribe with fewer than 50 children under age 13 may participate in a consortium of eligible Tribes. In order to be eligible to receive CCDF funds on behalf of its member Tribes, a consortium must:

• Consist of Tribes which meet the eligibility requirements for the CCDF program or which would meet the eligibility requirements if the Tribe or tribal organization had at least 50 children under age 13; and

• Adequately demonstrate it has authorization from each participating Tribe to receive CCDF funds on behalf of the Tribe for the duration of the Plan period. Instructions for demonstrating authorization is provided in Attachment A, Item 1.8.

Special Rule for Indian Tribes in Alaska:

Only specified Alaska Native entities may receive Tribal Mandatory Funds. The Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Islands Reserve and the following Alaska Native regional nonprofit corporations are eligible to receive Tribal Mandatory Funds:

• Arctic Slope Native Association;

• Kawerak, Inc.;

• Maniilaq Association;

• Association of Village Council Presidents;

• Tanana Chiefs Conference;

• Cook Inlet Tribal Council;

• Bristol Bay Native Association;

• Aleutian and Pribilof Island Association;

• Chugachmuit;

• Tlingit and Haida Central Council;

• Kodiak Area Native Association; and

• Copper River Native Association.

-Grants from Discretionary Funds will include a base amount of $20,000 plus a per child amount (approximately $19 per child in FY 1998) for each Tribe or tribal consortium with a minimum of 50 children. Grants from Tribal Mandatory Funds are calculated solely on a per-child basis (approximately $81 per child in FY 1998) and do not include a base amount.

Since the per-child amount for both Discretionary and Tribal Mandatory Funds depends upon the total number of children in all participating Tribes, ACF cannot calculate in advance the exact per-child amount. However, Tribes and tribal organizations may use the FY 1999 Tribal Estimates Chart (See Attachment C) as a guide. A new applicant should use the base amount plus approximately $19 per child to estimate its allotment for Discretionary funding, and should use approximately $81 per child to estimate its allotment for Tribal Mandatory funding.

A tribal consortium should estimate its allotment for Discretionary funding for each of its members by calculating a portion of the base amount that is equivalent to the ratio of the number of children in each member Tribe to 50, plus the additional per child amount. For example, a Tribe with 49 children is allotted 49/50ths of $20,000, or $19,600. The per child amount is then multiplied by 49 and added to the $19,600 base amount.

Important: These amounts are provided for the purpose of estimating the allotments that will become available on October 1, 1998 and may increase or decrease when updated data become available before the final grant awards are issued.

1 Copy to: 2 Copies to:

ACF Regional Office Child Care Bureau
(see Attachment D) Administration on Children, Youth and Families
330 C Street, SW, Room 2046
Washington, D.C. 20447

The Plan or Plan Amendments may be submitted electronically. Contact your ACF Regional Contact for details.

Carmen R. Nazario
Associate Commissioner , ACYF
Child Care Bureau