Federal Grant Award Summary

The Quapaw Nation received a $521,260 Formula Grant award from the Office of Child Care under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Mandatory and Matching Funds program (CFDA 93.596), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award supports child care services and development initiatives for low-income families within the Quapaw Nation's service area in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The funding enables the tribal lead agency to subsidize child care costs for eligible families, improve the quality of child care services, and promote child development consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act requirements.

As a federally recognized tribal government, the Quapaw Nation administers this formula grant to expand access to affordable, quality child care while supporting parents' participation in employment and education activities. The three-year award period requires the tribe to maintain a comprehensive CCDF plan addressing service provision, payment rates, sliding fee scales, and coordination with other federal, state, and local child care programs. The funding represents part of the mandatory and matching entitlement that flows to eligible tribal organizations under the permanent authorization of Section 418 of the Social Security Act.