# Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (93.596)

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Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $23 billion in 1,462 grants, about $15.6 million per award.

## Objectives

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.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10 billion | 331 |
| 2022 | $2.1 billion | 300 |
| 2023 | $4.7 billion | 566 |
| 2024 | $3.4 billion | 669 |
| 2025 | $2.2 billion | 311 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Workforce Commission | Texas | $2.1 billion |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | New York | $1.4 billion |
| Department of Social Services California | California | $1.4 billion |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $1.2 billion |
| Department of Education California | California | $894 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $879 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $879 million |
| PA Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania | $839 million |
| Department of Early Care & Learning Georgia | Georgia | $781 million |
| Ohio Department of Job & Family Services | Ohio | $775 million |
| Department of Children, Youth, and Families | Washington | $539 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $536 million |
| New Jersey Department of Human Services | New Jersey | $526 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care | Massachusetts | $497 million |
| Arizona Department of Economic Security | Arizona | $478 million |
| Tennessee Department of Human Services | Tennessee | $398 million |
| State of Wisconsin Dept of Children & Families | Wisconsin | $392 million |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $391 million |
| Minnesota Department of Human Services | Minnesota | $388 million |
| Department of Human Resources Alabama | Alabama | $353 million |