{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-98.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 98.51","heading":"Services for children experiencing homelessness.","body":"Lead Agencies shall expend funds on activities that improve access to quality child care services for children experiencing homelessness, including:\n(a) The use of procedures to permit enrollment (after an initial eligibility determination) of children experiencing homelessness while required documentation is obtained;\n(1) If, after full documentation is provided, a family experiencing homelessness is found ineligible,\n(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\n(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;\n(2) [Reserved]\n(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\n(c) Specific outreach to families experiencing homelessness.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 98—CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND","Subpart F—Use of Child Care and Development Funds"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"c67eb357f6ceda219d8f27c2d0fee8341d2f34c68d507f3c644da590d719ac0c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-98.50","next":"us/45-cfr-98.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}