Ccdd-2026 - child care and development block grant discretionary

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Human Services Hawaii $80,961,177 through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) on October 1, 2025. The award funds child care subsidies delivered primarily through vouchers or certificates to families with low income, and quality improvement activities for both subsidized and unsubsidized child care across Hawaii. The funding period runs through September 30, 2028. The Child Care and Development Fund, authorized by the CCDBG Act, serves as the primary federal funding source for low-income family access to child care and statewide quality enhancement. The Department of Human Services Hawaii, a state government entity and child organization of the University of Hawaii Systems, administers the award as Hawaii's designated lead agency for the block grant program. Block grants to state lead agencies are awarded upon receipt and approval of the three-year CCDF plan by the Administration for Children and Families. The recipient must designate a lead agency accountable for fund use, hold at least one public hearing with at least 20 days of statewide notice before the plan becomes effective, and coordinate service delivery with other federal, state, and local child care and early childhood development programs.