DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
FY 2020 Child Care Services Program
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes budgetary, grant, and associated contract related actions for the City's FY 2020 Child Care Services (CCS) Program, including:
a) acceptance of grant award from Workforce Solutions Alamo in the amount of $69,710,621.00 for the period of October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020;
b) a total program budget of $73,317,316.00 including an in-kind match of up to $3,605,695.00 and $1,000.00 from program income, and a personnel complement of 70 positions; and
c) converts 13 full-time temporary positions to 7 full-time grant funded positions for a cost of $333,188, which will be funded through the Child Care Services Program.
d) approval for the Director of the Department of Human Services to execute any and all documents related to acceptance of this grant, to include acceptance of additional grant funds, if awarded, and in-kind funds as available in the City's budget, in amounts up to 20%.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
For over 28 years, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has managed the CCS program in Bexar and 12 rural counties comprising the Alamo Workforce Development Areas. The program provides subsidized childcare for families meeting income and other qualification requirements. In FY 2019, the CCS program has served an average of 13,043 children on a daily basis with over 4,088 children on a waitlist to receive subsidized childcare as of August 2019.
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) administers the State's subsidized childcare program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Child Care Development Block Grant. TWC determines the allocation for childcare services based on federal appropriations, local needs, and contracts with Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA), the local workforce development board, to implement the program. Through a competitive Request for ...
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