Child Care Fund

The Child Care Fund (CCF), administered by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), provides financial reimbursement to counties and federally recognized tribes for eligible expenditures incurred on behalf of youth involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Reimbursable costs include approved community-based services, out of-home placements, and eligible detention costs for youth at risk of juvenile court involvement or under court jurisdiction in juvenile justice matters.

The CCF operates as a state–local cost-sharing partnership with an annual budget of approximately $360 million, shared among the State of Michigan, all 83 counties, and participating tribes. Counties and tribes initially pay 100 percent of eligible expenditures and are reimbursed by the State in accordance with applicable statutory cost-sharing rates and eligibility requirements.