45 CFR 98.51
§ 98.51 Services for children experiencing homelessness.
United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective
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- 45 CFR 98.51, § 98.51 Services for children experiencing homelessness, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/217149
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Lead Agencies shall expend funds on activities that improve access to quality child care services for children experiencing homelessness, including:
(a) The use of procedures to permit enrollment (after an initial eligibility determination) of children experiencing homelessness while required documentation is obtained;
(1) If, after full documentation is provided, a family experiencing homelessness is found ineligible,
(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
(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;
(2) [Reserved]
(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
(c) Specific outreach to families experiencing homelessness.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.