A local government or tribe that applies for funds under this chapter shall certify that matching expenditures represent expenditures eligible for federal match as required under 42 USC 9858-9858q, 45 CFR Parts 98 and 99, this chapter, and the RFP. The department shall determine the minimum match expenditure to be either the federal medical assistance percentage for Wisconsin for the federal fiscal year in which the match expenditure occurs or a higher percentage rate needed to meet the state’s match requirements under 45 CFR 98.53 and 45 CFR 98.63 as affected by ss. 20.437 (2) (cm) and (md) and 49.175 (1) (qm), Stats. The department may round this percentage of required match to the nearest higher percentage that will allow the match amount to be expressed in whole dollars. A match expenditure shall comply with the following criteria:

1. (1) A match expenditure shall be from locally-generated revenues or federal revenues specifically authorized by federal law to be used as match to federal funds.

   Note: 42 USC 5305(a)(9) provides that funds from the federal Community Development Block Grant under 42 USC 5301 to 5321 may be used as match.

2. (2) A match expenditure under this chapter may not be used as match to any other state or federal funds, except that the local share of public school costs specified under the state’s school aid formula shall not be considered as match to other state funds.
3. (3) A match expenditure shall be made during the required matching period provided in 45 CFR 98.60(d)(3) and identified in the RFP.

4. (4) A match expenditure shall be made for qualifying child care services and programs, including programs with the following purposes:

   1. (a) Providing low-income working families with financial resources to find and access quality child care for their children.
   2. (b) Enhancing the quality and increasing the supply of child care for all families, including those who receive no direct assistance under s. 49.155, Stats.
   3. (c) Providing parents with a broad range of options in addressing their child care needs.
   4. (d) Improving the quality of and coordination among child care programs and early childhood development programs.
   5. (e) Increasing the availability of early childhood development care services and before- and after-school care services.
   6. (f) Educating consumers about child care.
   7. (g) Improving the health and safety aspects of child care, including regulation of child care.
   8. (h) Providing crisis respite child care to children in protective services cases or in need of protective services.
   9. (i) Other items permitted under 42 USC 9858-9858q.
5. (5) Expenditures for public pre-kindergarten programs or pre-school programs operated by public school districts may not exceed 20% of the total match expenditure for each application.

History

History: CR 02-010: cr. Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02; emerg. am. (intro.), eff. 10-7-03; CR 03-101: am. (intro.) Register March 2004 No. 579, eff. 4-1-04; CR 06-095: am. (intro.) and (4) (a), Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.