Formula Grant 2601OKCCDF

The federal Formula Grant award of $8,718,493.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families provides funding for the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. This program supports low-income families' access to quality child care services in Oklahoma, with the goal of improving child care affordability, quality, and child development. The award will be used by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, the designated Lead Agency, to implement the state's three-year CCDF plan, which must be approved by the Administration for Children and Families. Key activities funded through this award include administering child care subsidies, enhancing child care quality standards, and coordinating child care services with other federal, state, and local early childhood development programs.