Childcare Subsidies.

The cost of childcare often represents a significant portion of an employee’s take-home pay. This is especially true for those with lower incomes. FEEA and our wholly owned subsidiary, FEEA Childcare Services, Inc., partner with nearly twenty federal agencies to administer Congressionally-authorized childcare subsidy programs.

The law, enacted in 2001, confers regulatory authority on OPM for agencies’ use of appropriated funds for childcare costs for lower-income Federal employees.

Download the complete Childcare Subsidy Program Catalog and Instructions

CURRENT PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

SUBSIDY AMOUNTS

Current Participating Agencies:

Centers for Disease Control
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Health Resources and Services Administration
Housing and Urban Development
IRS Office of Chief Counsel
U.S. Mint
National Institutes of Health
National Labor Relations Board
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Science Foundation

Office of Personnel Management
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
Pretrial Services Agency
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research, Education and Economics

Employee Eligibility:

See Childcare Subsidy Program Catalog and Instructions for individual agency rules.

Required Application Materials:

Childcare Subsidy Application Form
Childcare Provider Information Form
Two most recent pay statements for each parent or guardian (in household)
A copy of the most recent Federal Income Tax Return for each parent or guardian (in household)
A copy of the childcare provider’s current license or state of compliance with State and/or local child care regulations.
A copy of the provider fee schedule.
Some agencies require an additional application form, please check the Catalog and Instructions for more information.

Subsidy Amounts:

See Childcare Subsidy Program Catalog and Instructions for individual agency income limits and subsidy scales. Childcare providers are paid directly, after receipt and approval of the prior month’s invoice, by Automatic Clearing House (ACH) electronic payments from FEEA.

How to Apply: Please return a copy of all documents listed to the left to childcare@feea.org

Where to submit invoices: Please email your monthly invoice to childcare@feea.org