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

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources $25.308 million on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care and Development Fund Mandatory and Matching program (CFDA 93.596), with a period of performance through September 30, 2028.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, operating as the Bureau for Social Services, uses these mandatory and matching funds to help low-income families access child care and to improve child care quality. The funds support child care vouchers and subsidies, quality improvement initiatives, and workforce development across both subsidized and unsubsidized child care settings. Performance occurs statewide in West Virginia.

The program provides formula-based funding under section 418 of the Social Security Act and is not subject to annual appropriations. Recipients must submit a three-year Child Care and Development Fund plan for approval by the Administration for Children and Families, which will act on plans within 90 days. Lead agencies 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. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources also administers sub-grants to non-profit sub-grantees including Marshall University Research Corporation, West Virginia State University, Catholic Charities, Goodwill Industries, and River Valley Child Development Services to deliver child care, family services, and workforce development services at the local level.