Ccdd-2026 - child care and development block grant discretionary

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Government of Guam—Department of Administration, Bureau of Statistics and Plans $45.021 million on October 1, 2025 under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575), a discretionary block grant program that provides child care subsidies to low-income families and supports child care quality improvement. The award runs through September 30, 2028 and serves Guam.

The Child Care and Development Block Grant provides vouchers or certificates to families with low income and funds quality improvements for both subsidized and unsubsidized child care. Recipients must submit three-year Child Care and Development Fund plans for Administration for Children and Families approval and hold public hearings to solicit community comment on the provision of child care services.

The Government of Guam designated the Department of Administration as the lead agency accountable for plan development and fund deployment. The territory passed through child care development funding to the Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Public Health & Social Services, Division of Children's Wellness and GBHWC, effective November 23, 2025. GBHWC delivers an Autism Services Program, Mobile Crisis and Family Stabilization Services, and Therapeutic Foster Care and Home-Based Supports under the sub-award.