DEPARTMENT: Human Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
FY 2022 Child Care Services Program
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes budgetary, grant, and associated contract related actions for the City's FY 2022 Child Care Services (CCS) Program, including:
a) acceptance, upon award of a grant from Workforce Solutions Alamo in the amount of $73,729,453.00 for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022;
b) a total program budget of $77,352,240.00 including an in-kind match of up to $3,622,287.00 and $500.00 from program income, and a personnel complement of 59 positions; and
c) 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 30 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. To date in FY 2021, the CCS program served 13,744 unduplicated children. On average, 10,188 children were served daily with over 3,482 children on a waitlist to receive subsidized childcare.
The 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 Proposal (RFP) process, WSA awards contracts with local agencies to provide program services.
On April 30, 2021, WSA issued a Request f...
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