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Council Member Adams inquires about child care voucher funding and state budget implications
0:29:22
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Council Member Adrienne E. Adams inquires about the child care voucher funding shortfall and its relation to the recently enacted state budget. Director Jacques Jiha of the NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget responds with information about the city's required contribution and ongoing work with ACS to assess the program's needs.
- The state budget includes an additional $350 million appropriation for child care vouchers.
- The city is required to contribute $228 million to access the full additional state funds.
- The state recently approved a continuity of care program prioritizing low-income populations.
Adrienne E. Adams
0:29:22
In in looking at the child care voucher funding shortfall and the state budget, which you alluded to in your opening statement, At the preliminary budget hearing, ACS indicated that the city was projecting a shortfall in state and federal funding to support the city's child care voucher program through the upcoming federal fiscal year, which is 10/01/2025 through 09/30/2026.
0:29:49
Because the state enacted its budget after the release of your executive plan, it didn't address the child care voucher funding gap, but now we know that the enacted state budget includes an additional $350,000,000 appropriation that the city can access to cover the cost of child care vouchers.
0:30:08
Based on the language in the enacted state budget, how much is the city required to contribute to access the full additional $350,000,000 of state funds?
Jacques Jiha
0:30:18
It is $228,000,000, which is what the MOE is asking for.
0:30:27
But again, continue to work with ACS to assess the program, to assess the need of the program, and see where we're going to end at the end of the day because it's still waiting for guidance from the state to access those funds.
0:30:41
And I believe recently the state approved the continuity of care program which prioritizes our low income population for low income voters.
0:30:53
So again, we're working with them, but this basically what the minimum we need to put in is about 20 and $28,000,000.
Adrienne E. Adams
0:30:59
Okay.
0:31:00
Thank you.