Assistance listing (financial assistance)

Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund

Assistance Listing 93.596

FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01†

† DoD contract data posts to USAspending about 90 days after award.

$3.4B
Federal awards
FY2026 · data still posting
70
Recipients
Assistance Listing 93.596
Code

CFDA 93.596 (Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund) accounted for $3.4B in federal grants in FY2026, led by the Department of Health and Human Services, across 70 recipients. Its largest recipient on record was Department of Social Services California, with 9%. FY2026 ended Sep 30 and its data is still posting. Computed

Obligations by year

Computed
$8.6B
FY20
$10.4B
FY21
$2.1B
FY22
$2.2B
FY25
$3.4B
FY26 partial
▼ 74%
FY20 to FY25

Key takeaways

Computed
FY2026 ended Sep 30 · data still posting · data as of 2026-11-01
  • Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (Assistance Listing 93.596) accounted for $3.4B in federal obligations in FY2026, compared with $2.2B in FY2025.
  • It ranked #59 among federal assistance programs by obligations in FY2026 (data still posting).
  • The Department of Health and Human Services provided 100% of it.
  • Its largest recipient was Department of Social Services California, with 9%.

Top recipients

Computed

The five largest recipients on record received 34% of this category's FY2026 obligations, and the ten largest 51%.

Department of Social Services California$333M
Texas Workforce Commission$288M
New York Office of Children & Family Services$221.1M
Florida Department of Education$176.6M
Ohio Department of Children and Youth$146.6M
North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services$139.7M
Illinois Department of Human Service$135.9M
PA Department of Human Services$133M
Department of Early Care & Learning Georgia$111.1M
State of Michigan$94.3M

Recipient breakdown available for 98% of obligations shown

Top funding agencies

Computed
Department of Health and Human Services$3.4B

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