State Use of Supplemental CCDBG funds from the CRRSA
Share
In late December 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provided $10 billion for child care. This relief funding is administered to states through the Child Care and Development Block Grant with broad flexibility over how it may be spent, similar to the CARES Act funding approved in March 2020. As with the CARES Act funding, states can support a wide range of activities with the funds. This 50-state analysis tracks how states are spending their CRRSA child care funding in 2021 and builds on previous tracking of how states spent their CARES Act funding—both CCDBG and other sources—during 2020.
States were required to submit a plan for their use of CRRSA funds to the Department of Health and Human Services by February 26, 2021. However, as of March 17, as few as 13 states and the District of Columbia had publicly released plans for allocating their funding. This is due in part to the quick timeline required under law, but also because 43 states experience some level of restriction on how they can obligate federal funding that is unanticipated, including 19 states which must receive legislative approval before spending any unanticipated funds such as those in the CRRSA. Only four of those 19 states—Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Texas—had announced plans for their supplemental funds as of March 17.
On March 24, HHS published each state’s letter describing how they plan to spend CRRSA funds. The letters included varying levels of certainty and specificity, many noting that state legislative processes would ultimately determine use of funds. Nebraska, for instance, indicated it was waiting for guidance from HHS before fully developing their plans. Each states’ plan is detailed in the map below. Additionally, the accompanying spreadsheet enumerates how many states plan to engage in certain activities. Of states with plans:
- All but one—Alaska—intends to offer grants to providers to assist with covering costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Thirty states plan to use their funds to cover parent copayments.
- Fourteen states announced they will increase subsidy reimbursement rates and 12 will offer payments based on enrollment, not attendance, both to better support providers.
- Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico will support investments in child care facilities, while 17 states will use funds to expand supply of child care.
- Thirteen states will offer mental health supports
- More than half of states will use funds to support the child care workforce .
- Fourteen are using funds specifically to support providers who serve school-aged children.
States are also using funds in creative ways. For instance:
- North Carolina and Kansas are purchasing clear masks for child care staff to promote safety while simultaneously ensuring children are comfortable and can learn social skills from their teachers.
- Indiana is developing shared substitute teacher pools and helping individuals to fulfill substitute teacher requirements.
- Louisiana will establish a microloan pilot program for child care businesses.
- Colorado and Connecticut are supporting family child care providers through networks and navigators.
Learn more on the map and spreadsheet below.
Share
Read Next
CRRSA State Tracking Spreadsheet
| State | Grants to Providers | Covering Parent Copays | Increasing Reimbursement Rates | Enrollment-Based Subsidies | Facilities Investments | Expanding Supply | Mental Health Supports | Workforce Development Supports | School-Aged Care Supports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | x | x | |||||||
| Alaska | x | x | x | ||||||
| Arizona | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Arkansas | x | x | |||||||
| California | x | ||||||||
| Colorado | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Connecticut | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Delaware | x | x | x | x | |||||
| District of Columbia | x | x | |||||||
| Florida | x | x | |||||||
| Georgia | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Hawaii | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Idaho | x | x | |||||||
| Illinois | x | x | |||||||
| Indiana | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Iowa | x | x | |||||||
| Kansas | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Kentucky | x | x | |||||||
| Louisiana | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Maine | x | x | x | ||||||
| Maryland | x | x | |||||||
| Massachusetts | x | x | x | ||||||
| Michigan | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Minnesota | x | ||||||||
| Mississippi | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Missouri | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Montana | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Nebraska | |||||||||
| Nevada | x | x | x | x | |||||
| New Hampshire | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| New Jersey | x | x | x | x | |||||
| New Mexico | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| New York | x | ||||||||
| North Carolina | x | x | x | x | |||||
| North Dakota | x | x | x | ||||||
| Ohio | x | x | x | ||||||
| Oklahoma | x | x | x | ||||||
| Oregon | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Pennsylvania | x | x | x | ||||||
| Rhode Island | x | x | x | ||||||
| South Carolina | x | x | x | x | |||||
| South Dakota | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Tennessee | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Texas | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Utah | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Vermont | x | x | |||||||
| Virginia | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Washington | x | x | x | ||||||
| West Virginia | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Wisconsin | x | x | |||||||
| Wyoming | x | x | x | ||||||
| Total | 49 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 27 | 14 |
- View the state's funding allocation
Nevada received $93 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
New Mexico received $82 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
New Jersey received $178 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Montana received $28 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Montana received $28 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Mississippi received $133 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Massachusetts received $131 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Missouri received $185 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Kansas received $89 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Kansas received $89 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Hawaii received $33 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Indiana received $225 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Florida received $635 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Delaware received $28 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Alaska received $19 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Wyoming received $12 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
West Virginia received $67 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Washington received $162 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Vermont received $12 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Virginia received $204 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Utah received $109 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Tennessee received $231 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
South Dakota received $26 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
South Carolina received $182 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Rhode Island received $24 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Oklahoma received $151 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Ohio received $333 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
New York received $469 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
North Dakota received $19 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA), passed in December 2020.
North Carolina received $70.1million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Connecticut received $70.1million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Colorado received $119 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Arizona received $249 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Utah received $109 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Alabama received $188 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Oregon received $104 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Arkansas received $119 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
California received $964 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
The District of Columbia received $17 million in supplemental CCDBG funds through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Georgia received $404 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Iowa received $95 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Idaho received $58 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Illinois received $332 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Kentucky received $195.5 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Maryland received $129 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Michigan received $292 million in supplemental CCDBG funding fromthe Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020.
Maine received $31 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Minnesota received $135 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
New Hampshire received $20 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Pennsylvania received $304 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Texas received $1.1 billion in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
Wisconsin received $149 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020.
- View the state's funding allocation
| Nevada |
Nevada received $93 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| New Mexico |
New Mexico received $82 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| New Jersey |
New Jersey received $178 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Nebraska |
Montana received $28 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Montana |
Montana received $28 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Mississippi |
Mississippi received $133 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Massachusetts |
Massachusetts received $131 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Missouri |
Missouri received $185 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Louisiana |
Kansas received $89 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Kansas |
Kansas received $89 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Hawaii |
Hawaii received $33 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Indiana |
Indiana received $225 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Florida |
Florida received $635 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Delaware |
Delaware received $28 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Alaska |
Alaska received $19 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Wyoming |
Wyoming received $12 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| West Virginia |
West Virginia received $67 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Washington |
Washington received $162 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Vermont |
Vermont received $12 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Virginia |
Virginia received $204 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Utah |
Utah received $109 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Tennessee |
Tennessee received $231 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| South Dakota |
South Dakota received $26 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| South Carolina |
South Carolina received $182 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Rhode Island |
Rhode Island received $24 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Oklahoma |
Oklahoma received $151 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Ohio |
Ohio received $333 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| New York |
New York received $469 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| North Dakota |
North Dakota received $19 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA), passed in December 2020. |
| North Carolina |
North Carolina received $70.1million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Connecticut |
Connecticut received $70.1million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Colorado |
Colorado received $119 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Arizona |
Arizona received $249 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Utah |
Utah received $109 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Alabama |
Alabama received $188 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Oregon |
Oregon received $104 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Arkansas |
Arkansas received $119 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| California |
California received $964 million in supplemental CCDBG funding from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| District Of Columbia |
The District of Columbia received $17 million in supplemental CCDBG funds through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Georgia |
Georgia received $404 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Iowa |
Iowa received $95 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Idaho |
Idaho received $58 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Illinois |
Illinois received $332 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Kentucky |
Kentucky received $195.5 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Maryland |
Maryland received $129 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Michigan |
Michigan received $292 million in supplemental CCDBG funding fromthe Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, passed in December 2020. |
| Maine |
Maine received $31 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Minnesota |
Minnesota received $135 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| New Hampshire |
New Hampshire received $20 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Pennsylvania |
Pennsylvania received $304 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Texas |
Texas received $1.1 billion in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
| Wisconsin |
Wisconsin received $149 million in supplemental CCDBG funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed in December 2020. |
Support Research Like This
With your support, BPC can continue to fund important research like this by combining the best ideas from both parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans.
Donate NowRelated Articles
Join Our Mailing List
BPC drives principled and politically viable policy solutions through the power of rigorous analysis, painstaking negotiation, and aggressive advocacy.