ACF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Children, Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families 1. Log No: ACYF-IM-CC-02-02 2. Issuance Date: March 27, 2002 3. Originating Office: Child Care Bureau 4. Key Words: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); Tribal FY 2002 CCDF Final Allocations and Earmarks To Tribal Lead Agencies administering child care programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990 as amended, and other interested parties. References The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as amended (CCDBG Act); section 418 of the Social Security Act; 45 CFR 98 and 99; FY 2002 Appropriations Act (P.L. 107-116). Purpose To convey the final FY 2002 Tribal allotments and earmarks for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Background Allocations. Attachment A shows the total CCDF allocation and earmark requirement for FY 2002. • The first column gives the names of Tribes and tribal organizations. • The second column lists the FY 2002 Tribal Mandatory allocations. • The third column lists the FY 2002 Discretionary base amount. • The fourth column shows the FY 2002 Discretionary per child amount. • The fifth column (labeled "Discretionary Before Earmark") lists the total amount of FY 2002 Discretionary allocations (which equals the base amount plus the per child amount). • The sixth column (labeled “Discretionary Earmark”) is the amount of FY 2002 Discretionary Funds that must be spent on resource and referral activities and school-age care. • The seventh column (labeled “Discretionary After Earmark”) is the amount of Discretionary Funds remaining after the earmark that can be spent on any allowable CCDF activities (assuming quality expenditure, administrative cost, and other Federal requirements are met). • The last column shows the total amount of FY 2002 CCDF funds.
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ACF US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Children Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
1 Log No ACYF-IM-CC-02-02 2 Issuance Date March 27 2002
3 Originating Office Child Care Bureau
4 Key Words Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Tribal FY 2002 CCDF Final Allocations and Earmarks
To Tribal Lead Agencies administering child care programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 1990 as amended and other interested parties
References The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as amended (CCDBG Act) section 418 of the Social Security Act 45 CFR 98 and 99 FY 2002 Appropriations Act (PL 107-116)
Purpose To convey the final FY 2002 Tribal allotments and earmarks for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Background Allocations Attachment A shows the total CCDF allocation and earmark requirement for FY 2002 bull The first column gives the names of Tribes and tribal organizations bull The second column lists the FY 2002 Tribal Mandatory allocations bull The third column lists the FY 2002 Discretionary base amount bull The fourth column shows the FY 2002 Discretionary per child amount bull The fifth column (labeled Discretionary Before Earmark) lists the
total amount of FY 2002 Discretionary allocations (which equals the base amount plus the per child amount)
bull The sixth column (labeled ldquoDiscretionary Earmarkrdquo) is the amount of FY 2002 Discretionary Funds that must be spent on resource and referral activities and school-age care
bull The seventh column (labeled ldquoDiscretionary After Earmarkrdquo) is the amount of Discretionary Funds remaining after the earmark that can be spent on any allowable CCDF activities (assuming quality expenditure administrative cost and other Federal requirements are met)
bull The last column shows the total amount of FY 2002 CCDF funds
For your information the FY 2002 per child amounts are bull $103 for Tribal Mandatory Funds and bull $61 for Discretionary Funds (not including the base amount)
Earmark Of the total amount of FY 2002 Discretionary Funds awarded the appropriations law for the Department of Health and Human Services (PL 107-116) stipulated that a portion be used (or earmarked) for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities School-age child care is a critical service for working parents A safe and productive environment before and after school is important for both the peace of mind of working parents and the well-being of their children Resource and referral is also a key support since it is a vital link for all working families who seek appropriate child care providing critical consumer education to parents and outreach to the child care community The FY 2002 Discretionary earmark for resource and referral activities and school-age care is based on a $500 amount per Tribe plus a per child amount
Exempt vs Non-exempt A Tribal Lead Agency with a CCDF allocation less than $500000 in a fiscal year is considered exempt from certain requirements specified at 45 CFR 9883(f) A Tribal Lead Agency with a CCDF allocation equal to or greater than $500000 is non-exempt More specifically non-exempt Tribal Lead Agencies must comply with the four percent minimum quality expenditure requirement and operate a certificate program If newly non-exempt Tribes need technical assistance regarding these requirements contact the ACF Regional Office (Attachment C)
Obligation and Liquidation Periods For FY 2002 Tribal Mandatory and Discretionary CCDF Funds (other than funds approved for constructionrenovation) Tribal Lead Agencies must obligate all funds by September 30 2003 and liquidate all funds by September 30 2004 FY 2002 CCDF funds approved for construction renovation must be liquidated by September 30 2004--with no separate obligation deadline
Related Funding Attached is a brief summary of related programs that were funded by the 107th Congress including some administered by other agencies and departments (Attachment B)
Questions Direct all inquiries to the appropriate ACF Regional Administrator (see Attachment C)
s _____________________________________
Joan E Ohl Commissioner Administration on Children Youth and Families
Attachments
TRIBE MANDATORY ALLOCATION
DISCRETIONARY BASE
DISCRETIONARY PER CHILD
DISCRETIONARY BEFORE EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY AFTER EARMARK
FY 2002 CCDF FINAL TRIBAL ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL FY 2002 CCDF
FUNDING
ALABAMA Poarch Band of Creeks 16507 20000 9716 29716 576 29140 46223
ALASKA Agdaagux Tribal Council 20000 7044 27044 555 26489 27044
Akaichak Native Community 20000 13845 33845 609 33236 33845
Akiak Native Community 20000 7955 27955 562 27393 27955
AleutianPribilof Island Association Inc 36831 97200 21678 118878 670 118208 155709
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
For your information the FY 2002 per child amounts are bull $103 for Tribal Mandatory Funds and bull $61 for Discretionary Funds (not including the base amount)
Earmark Of the total amount of FY 2002 Discretionary Funds awarded the appropriations law for the Department of Health and Human Services (PL 107-116) stipulated that a portion be used (or earmarked) for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities School-age child care is a critical service for working parents A safe and productive environment before and after school is important for both the peace of mind of working parents and the well-being of their children Resource and referral is also a key support since it is a vital link for all working families who seek appropriate child care providing critical consumer education to parents and outreach to the child care community The FY 2002 Discretionary earmark for resource and referral activities and school-age care is based on a $500 amount per Tribe plus a per child amount
Exempt vs Non-exempt A Tribal Lead Agency with a CCDF allocation less than $500000 in a fiscal year is considered exempt from certain requirements specified at 45 CFR 9883(f) A Tribal Lead Agency with a CCDF allocation equal to or greater than $500000 is non-exempt More specifically non-exempt Tribal Lead Agencies must comply with the four percent minimum quality expenditure requirement and operate a certificate program If newly non-exempt Tribes need technical assistance regarding these requirements contact the ACF Regional Office (Attachment C)
Obligation and Liquidation Periods For FY 2002 Tribal Mandatory and Discretionary CCDF Funds (other than funds approved for constructionrenovation) Tribal Lead Agencies must obligate all funds by September 30 2003 and liquidate all funds by September 30 2004 FY 2002 CCDF funds approved for construction renovation must be liquidated by September 30 2004--with no separate obligation deadline
Related Funding Attached is a brief summary of related programs that were funded by the 107th Congress including some administered by other agencies and departments (Attachment B)
Questions Direct all inquiries to the appropriate ACF Regional Administrator (see Attachment C)
s _____________________________________
Joan E Ohl Commissioner Administration on Children Youth and Families
Attachments
TRIBE MANDATORY ALLOCATION
DISCRETIONARY BASE
DISCRETIONARY PER CHILD
DISCRETIONARY BEFORE EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY AFTER EARMARK
FY 2002 CCDF FINAL TRIBAL ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL FY 2002 CCDF
FUNDING
ALABAMA Poarch Band of Creeks 16507 20000 9716 29716 576 29140 46223
ALASKA Agdaagux Tribal Council 20000 7044 27044 555 26489 27044
Akaichak Native Community 20000 13845 33845 609 33236 33845
Akiak Native Community 20000 7955 27955 562 27393 27955
AleutianPribilof Island Association Inc 36831 97200 21678 118878 670 118208 155709
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Questions Direct all inquiries to the appropriate ACF Regional Administrator (see Attachment C)
s _____________________________________
Joan E Ohl Commissioner Administration on Children Youth and Families
Attachments
TRIBE MANDATORY ALLOCATION
DISCRETIONARY BASE
DISCRETIONARY PER CHILD
DISCRETIONARY BEFORE EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY AFTER EARMARK
FY 2002 CCDF FINAL TRIBAL ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL FY 2002 CCDF
FUNDING
ALABAMA Poarch Band of Creeks 16507 20000 9716 29716 576 29140 46223
ALASKA Agdaagux Tribal Council 20000 7044 27044 555 26489 27044
Akaichak Native Community 20000 13845 33845 609 33236 33845
Akiak Native Community 20000 7955 27955 562 27393 27955
AleutianPribilof Island Association Inc 36831 97200 21678 118878 670 118208 155709
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
TRIBE MANDATORY ALLOCATION
DISCRETIONARY BASE
DISCRETIONARY PER CHILD
DISCRETIONARY BEFORE EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY EARMARK
DISCRETIONARY AFTER EARMARK
FY 2002 CCDF FINAL TRIBAL ALLOCATIONS
TOTAL FY 2002 CCDF
FUNDING
ALABAMA Poarch Band of Creeks 16507 20000 9716 29716 576 29140 46223
ALASKA Agdaagux Tribal Council 20000 7044 27044 555 26489 27044
Akaichak Native Community 20000 13845 33845 609 33236 33845
Akiak Native Community 20000 7955 27955 562 27393 27955
AleutianPribilof Island Association Inc 36831 97200 21678 118878 670 118208 155709
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Kodiak Area Native Association 122152 78400 71898 150298 1064 149234 272450
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Salt River Pima-Maricopa 244408 20000 143856 163856 1629 162227 408264
San Carlos Apache Tribe 298985 20000 175979 195979 1882 194097 494964
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
MICHIGAN Bay Mills Indian Community 35593 20000 20950 40950 664 40286 76543
Grand Traverse Band of OttawaChippewa 39617 20000 23318 43318 683 42635 82935
Hannahville Indian Community (Potawatomi) 34974 20000 20586 40586 662 39924 75560
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 19189 20000 11295 31295 589 30706 50484
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Band of Choctow 277216 20000 163166 183166 1781 181385 460382
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 486340 20000 286254 306254 2747 303507 792594
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
SOUTH CAROLINA Catawba Indian Nation 96670 20000 56899 76899 947 75952 173569
SOUTH DAKOTA Cheyenne River Sioux 369759 20000 217636 237636 2209 235427 607395
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe 158674 20000 93394 113394 1233 112161 272068
Nooksack Indian Tribe 13618 20000 8016 28016 563 27453 41634
Port Gamble SKlallam 17539 20000 10323 30323 581 29742 47862
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Child Care Appropriations
Public Law 107-116 enacts into law the fiscal year (FY) 2002 appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) Education (ED) and Laborlowast The new law contains several provisions related to child care and early care and education
FY 2002 Discretionary Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) The FY 2002 appropriations law authorizes $21 billion in Discretionary Funds--an increase of $100 million over the previous year The law requires that the entire amount of Discretionary Funds must be used to supplement not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families An additional $27 billion in Mandatory and Matching Funds were pre-appropriated making a total of $48 billion in Federal CCDF funding available this year Two percent of the funds ($543 million of the Mandatory Funds and $42 million of the Discretionary Funds) are reserved for Indian Tribes and Other Tribal Organizations
Earmarks for FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF Funds FY 2002 Discretionary CCDF funds include the following earmarks
bull $1912 million for child care resource and referral and school-age child care activities of which $1 million will be for the Child Care Aware toll free hotline
bull Over $172 million for quality improvement activities and $100 million to improve the quality of infant and toddler care These quality dollars are in addition to the four percent minimum that States must use for quality
bull $10 million for HHS to use for child care research demonstration and evaluation activities
Early Learning Opportunities Act $25 million is appropriated for the Early Learning Opportunities Act (ELOA) --a $5 million increase over the previous year Funds are to be used by local communities for developing operating or enhancing voluntary early learning programs that are likely to produce sustained gains in early learning The Child Care Bureau will announce a competition for ELOA grants in the Spring of 2002 By law HHS reserves 1 percent of funds for Indian Tribes Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Native Hawaiian entities
Head Start The appropriations law provides a $338 million increase for Head Start raising total funding to over $65 billion for FY 2002
21st Century Community Learning Centers EDs 21st Century Community Learning Centers received a $154 million increase bringing total funding to $1 billion for FY 2002 The recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (PL 107-110) revised this program so that funds will now be awarded through State Education Agencies In addition the range of entities eligible to receive funding has been expanded from local educational agencies and schools to also include community-based organizations other public and private entities and consortia of entities Thus child care organizations among others could now be eligible The
lowast Full text of bills can be found on the Library of Congress Thomas web-site at httpthomaslocgov Enter the bill number in the search function near the top of the page The bill number for the appropriations law (PL 107-116) is HR 3061 The bill number for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (No Child Left Behind Act PL 107-110) is HR1
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
law indicates that ED will reserve not more than 1 percent for payments to the outlying areas and the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Early Reading First This new ED program which was authorized by PL 107-110 received a $75 million appropriation As a competitive grant initiative it will support early literacy efforts for preschool-aged children Eligible applicants include certain local educational agencies public or private organizations acting on behalf of programs serving preschool-aged children (such as Head Start or child care) or consortia of entities A related new initiative--Reading First--will provide grants to assist States and local educational agencies in establishing research-based reading programs for children in kindergarten through grade three ($900 million total $195 million of which is advanced for FY 2003)
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development The appropriation law provides $15 million (a $5 million increase over last year) for this initiative As authorized by PL107-110 this ED program awards grants to improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood programs that are located in high-need communities and serve concentrations of children from low-income families Funds will be awarded competitively to partnerships consisting of relevant agencies The law lists State and local agencies administering the CCDF as potential members of such partnerships
Loan Forgiveness for Child Care Providers The appropriations law includes $1 million (the same amount as the previous year) for EDs student financial assistance loan forgiveness program for child care providers
Campus Child Care The law appropriates $25 million (the same amount as the previous year) for campus-based child care through the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program The Conference Report encourages ED to work with colleges and universities and relevant organizations to heighten awareness and increase utilization of the financial assistance available
Special Education Grants for Infants and Families Funding increased by $33 million for a total of $417 million for grants authorized by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) States use these funds to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families
Special Education Preschool Grants Funding remained level at $390 million for grants authorized by Part B of IDEA State education agencies use these funds to serve preschool-aged children with disabilities
Ready-to-Learn Television The appropriations law provides $22 million for Ready-to-Learn Television that supports the development of educational television programming for children and families As authorized by PL 107-110 these ED funds may support a variety of activities including the development and dissemination of education and training materials for parents child care providers and other educators
Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) The Social Services Block Grant (Title XX) received $17 billion a $25 million decrease For FY 2002 the appropriations law allows States to transfer up to 10 percent of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to Title
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible
XX The overall limit on the percentage of TANF funds that can be transferred to CCDF and Title XX is 30 percent
Child and Adult Care Food Program The Department of Agricultures appropriations law (PL 107-76) extends the revised eligibility requirements for private organizations under the Child and Adult Care Food Program Effective through September 30 2002 a private organization (eg for-profit child care provider) can participate in the food program if at least 25 percent of the children served by the organization are eligible for free or reduced price lunch (Prior to FY 2001 the law required that 25 percent of children receive Title XX Social Services Block Grant funds in order for a private organization to be eligible