OAR 414-150-0060: Program Administration and Funding Allocations

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care is the designated state agency responsible for administration of the Child Care and Development Fund. (2) The CCDF Administrator is responsible for coordination of CCDF-funded programs in Oregon and for the administration of child care services for Special Populations described by these rules. (3) Federal funds for the Special Populations child care services program are contracted by the CCDF Administrator to state-licensed or state-approved alcohol and drug treatment programs, to school districts for school-based programs, and to local non-profits or counties for community-based programs. (4) After annual federal appropriations for the Child Care and Development Fund are awarded to the state, the CCDF dministrator allocates funds to contractors in paragraph (3) of this rule and forwards this information to the local Early Learning Hubs. (5) The Department shall have final responsibility for developing a contract with recommended programs as outlined in OAR 414-150-0120.