Ccdf-2026 - child care and development fund mandatory & matching

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Kansas Department for Children and Families $28,453,989 on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds program (CFDA 93.596), with performance through September 30, 2028. The funding supports child care subsidies and quality enhancement services for low-income families in Kansas. The award is a formula grant providing mandatory and matching child care entitlement funding authorized under Section 418 of the Social Security Act. The Kansas Department for Children and Families, through its Office of Financial Management, serves as the state lead agency administering the program.

The state agency passed funds to nine sub-recipients effective July 1, 2026, to deliver Kansas Early Head Start Child Care Partnership services. Sub-recipients include Kansas Children's Service League, Dodge City Unified School District 443, East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, Community Action Inc., Clay County Child Care Center Inc., Hays Unified School District 489, South East Kansas Community Action Program Inc. (Sek-Cap, Inc.), Salina Unified School District #305, and University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. These sub-recipients provide early childhood education, health, nutrition, and family support services to low-income infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children across Kansas.