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45 CFR 98.51: Services for children experiencing homelessness.

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  1. Title 45—Public Welfare
  2. SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services
  3. SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
  4. PART 98—CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
  5. Subpart F—Use of Child Care and Development Funds

Lead Agencies shall expend funds on activities that improve access to quality child care services for children experiencing homelessness, including:

(a) The use of procedures to permit enrollment (after an initial eligibility determination) of children experiencing homelessness while required documentation is obtained;

(1) If, after full documentation is provided, a family experiencing homelessness is found ineligible,

(i) The Lead Agency shall pay any amount owed to a child care provider for services provided as a result of the initial eligibility determination; and

(ii) Any CCDF payment made prior to the final eligibility determination shall not be considered an error or improper payment under subpart K of this part;

(2) [Reserved]

(b) Training and technical assistance for providers and appropriate Lead Agency (or designated entity) staff on identifying and serving children experiencing homelessness and their families; and

(c) Specific outreach to families experiencing homelessness.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:21Z. Source file · JSON

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