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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 8 CCR 1403-1 Colorado Child Care Assistance Program

26 a. Why the requirement or denial of the change is necessary based on the requirements contained in this 8 CCR 1403-1; and b. Directly addressing the county’s written justification that was provided as described in subsection (F)(3) above. 6. If after the Department provides the written justification as described in subsection (F)(5) above, and the Department requires a change to the county plan or county rate plan, the county must submit a revised county plan or county rate plan to the Department within thirty (30) calendar days of the delivery of the written justification as described in subsection (F)(5). 3.105 PROGRAM FUNDING A. CCCAP will be funded through annual block grants made to the counties. The annual block grants made to the counties pursuant to section 26.5-4-110, C.R.S., shall represent the total amount that a county shall receive from the state for the administration and implementation of CCCAP for that fiscal year. Counties may use the annual block grant for child care services which includes direct services and administration. In addition to the annual block grant made pursuant to section 26.5-4-110, C.R.S., a county may invest additional local dollars into its county’s CCCAP program at its discretion. B. Each county shall be required to meet a level of county spending for the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program that is equal to the county's proportionate share of the total county funds set forth in the annual general Appropriation Act for the CCCAP for that State fiscal year. The level of county spending shall be known as the county's maintenance of effort for the program for that State fiscal year. C. The CCCAP allocation formula shall be applied uniformly across all counties and must be based on the relative cost of the program. The allocation formula must take into consideration: 1. The eligible population for each county using the federal poverty level (FPL) as outlined in rule section 3.111(H); and