Block Grant 25RGNMCCDD

This federal Block Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program, will provide $1,334,277.00 to the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico to support a range of child care and early childhood education services. The funding, which has an award date of October 1, 2024 and a performance period ending September 30, 2027, will be used by the tribe to subsidize child care costs for low-income families, implement quality improvement initiatives, develop the child care workforce, and conduct research to inform child care policies and practices. The Mescalero Apache Tribe, a federally recognized tribal government, will leverage this Block Grant funding to address critical community needs and improve access to affordable, high-quality child care for its approximately 5,000 tribal members, of whom 31% live below the federal poverty line.