Assistance Listing 93.596
Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · Administration for Children and Families
Assistance Listing 93.596, “Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund,” is a federal program administered by HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement and grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $3.56B in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
The Mandatory and Matching portion (or Child Care Entitlement or CCE) of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program consists of two formula grant opportunities. The purpose of the two formula grants funds is to help certain families with low incomes access child care and to improve the quality of child care for all children.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 93.596
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
- Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
Eligibility: All 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and Federally recognized Tribal Governments, including Alaskan Native Corporations. Eligibility for non-formula awards for technical assistance, research, demonstration, and evaluation projects can be found in the NOFOs or contract solicitations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity.
Intended beneficiaries: Pre-Teen (10-12), Young Child (4-9) and Infant and Toddler (0-3).
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): For States, including DC, the range of awards in FY 2025 is: $6,577,763 to $335,224,925; the average award is $65,514,706. For the five Territories, the range of awards in FY 2025 is: $1,906,143 to $63,511,574; the average award is $15,000,000. For 246 Tribal recipients, the range of awards in FY 2025 is: $6,858 to $15,012,589; the average award is $406,504. Funding for FY 2025 includes the reallocation of unused money from FY 2021, FY 2022, FY 2023, and FY 2024. These figures are not inclusive of funds received through Assistance Listing 93.575.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.596. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 93.596?
93.596 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 93.596?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government and U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 93.596 provide?
The agency reported $3,560,184,535 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.