Federal Grant Award Summary

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington received a $1,033,320 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child Care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary program (CFDA 93.575) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award supports the tribe's child care and early childhood development initiatives designed to assist low-income families in accessing affordable, high-quality child care services and to enhance early childhood education infrastructure on tribal lands.

Under this three-year block grant, the Tulalip Tribes will utilize funds to provide child care subsidies, primarily through vouchers or certificates, to eligible low-income tribal families. Additionally, the award supports quality improvement initiatives for both subsidized and unsubsidized child care programs within the tribe's jurisdiction. As the designated lead agency, the Tulalip Tribes' Grants & Self-Governance Division is accountable for developing and implementing a three-year Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) plan that outlines the intended use of block grant funds in compliance with the CCDBG Act, establishes appropriate payment rates and sliding fee scales, and coordinates services with other federal, state, and local child care and early childhood development programs.