Ccdd-2026 - child care and development block grant discretionary

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Puyallup Tribe Of Indians $13.899 million on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary program (CFDA 93.575) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

The award funds the tribe's lead-agency administration of child care services, including provision of child care subsidies to low-income tribal families and quality improvement initiatives for both subsidized and unsubsidized child care. The Puyallup Tribe Of Indians, a federally recognized tribal government headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, administers the award through its Tribal Administration Office Division and serves approximately 18,000 urban Native Americans across the Puyallup Tribe's service area in Washington state.

The Child Care and Development Fund is a block grant authorized under the CCDBG Act to states, territories, and tribes. Block grants to tribal lead agencies are awarded following submission and Administration for Children and Families approval of a three-year CCDF plan that outlines intended use of funds, policies and procedures, payment rates, and sliding fee scales. The lead agency must hold at least one public hearing no earlier than nine months before the plan becomes effective and after at least 20 days of statewide public notice to provide opportunity for public comment on child care service provision.