FY 2001 CCDF Final Allocations and Earmarks for States and Territories |
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Regional Administrators | FY2001
Child Care and Related Appropriations | 2002 CCDF Estimated Allocations and Earmarks |
Information Memorandum ACYF-IM-CC-01-01
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ACF
Administration for Children and Families |
Administration on Children, Youth and Families |
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| 1. Log No: ACYF-IM-CC-01-01 | 2. Issuance Date: January 19, 2001 | |
| 3. Originating Office: Child Care Bureau | ||
| 4. Key Words: Child Care and Development Fund | ||
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State and Territorial Lead Agencies administering child care programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as amended, and other interested parties. |
| References | The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as amended (Child Care Development Block Grant Act); section 418 of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR 98 and 99; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L. 106-554). |
| Purpose | To convey the Final FY 2001 State/Territorial allotments and earmarks for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). |
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Population |
The final allocations are based on the U.S. Census Bureau's
population estimates as of July 1,1999. |
| Increased Discretionary Fund |
In P.L. 106-554, Congress increased the Discretionary Fund by $817,328,000 for FY 2001. These new funds are reflected in the Discretionary Fund allocations shown in the FY 2001 CCDF Final Allocations chart attached to this Information Memorandum. The increase in the Discretionary Fund was also reflected in the revised allotment listed in the grant award letter that States received early in January 2001. The earmark for Infant and Toddler Quality Improvement was also increased to $100,000,000 in the final appropriation. Note: P.L. 106-554 directs that the funds must be used to supplement, not supplant, and State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families. The Office of General Counsel interprets this non-supplantation requirement as being applicable to the entire Discretionary Fund and not just to the additional $817,328,000 appropriated for FY 2001. |
| Request for Additional Discretionary Funds | To request the additional Discretionary
Funds, States should submit revised ACF-696s for the first and
second quarters of FY 2001 (lines 1-7 do not need to be completed).
It will be necessary for States to recalculate their quarterly
fund requests based upon the revised allotment that is now available.
First and second quarter revisions will be processed promptly.
In subsequent Quarters, the new funds should be requested along
with other CCDF allocations on the ACF-696. The total request
in any quarter must be limited to 35 percent of the State's total
allocation including the new Discretionary Funds. |
| Reminder about Earmarks | P.L. 106-554 specifically earmarks
FY 2001 discretionary funds for:
The amount of each of these earmarks is above the amounts required to be spent on quality and availability activities by section 658G of the Child Care Development Block Grant Act (i.e., the earmarked expenditures do not count toward meeting the "not less than 4%" quality expenditure requirement). A detailed discussion of earmarked funds and examples of quality improvement activities as undertaken by some Lead Agencies may be found in ACYF-PI-CC-99-05 (dated May 19, 1999). It is available on the Child Care Bureau website (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/policy1/statlist.htm). |
| Collaboration with Head Start | In PL 106-554 Congress also increased the Head Start appropriation by $933 million for FY 2001 bringing the total funds available to Head Start and Early Head Start to $6.2 billion dollars. The Head Start and the Child Care Bureaus are excited about the possibility of extending collaborative efforts to serve more young children across the country. We encourage child care administrators and Head Start leaders in every State to meet soon to discuss ways they can extend services and expand quality for all children. Your Regional ACF Office is available to assist you in this effort. For more information about the Head Start expansion refer to their website at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs/ |
| Questions | Questions should be directed to your ACF Regional Office. |
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James Harrell Acting Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth and Families |
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Related Items: ACF Regional Administrators | FY2001 Child Care and Related Appropriations | 2002 CCDF Estimated Allocations and Earmarks |