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

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Muscogee (Creek) Nation $10,220,449.19 on October 1, 2025, under the Child Care and Development Fund Mandatory and Matching Funds program (CFDA 93.596), a formula grant supporting child care access and quality improvement for low-income families and all children. The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with performance based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Mandatory and Matching Funds program provides formula-based child care entitlement funding to states, territories, and tribes under section 418 of the Social Security Act. Recipients must designate a lead agency accountable for fund use, develop and submit a three-year CCDF plan subject to Administration for Children and Families approval within 90 days, and hold at least one public hearing following 20 days of public notice. Lead agencies coordinate service delivery with other federal, state, and local child care and early childhood development programs and consult with local government representatives. Tribal recipients submitting applications for construction must provide an environmental impact assessment. Recipients and sub-recipients retain CCDF records for three years from submission of required financial reports; for facility construction or renovation, records are retained for the period of facility use plus three years after final disposition, or three years after final payment and closure of all pending matters, whichever is later. The regulation-specified appeal process for plan disapprovals and disallowances is outlined in 45 CFR Parts 16, 99, and 98, with audit requirements under 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F (effective October 1, 2025).