CCTAN - The Child Care Technical Assistance Network, a service of the Office of Child Care

Resources for Collaboration

• CCDF Agency Emergency Preparedness Planning Tool: Coordination with Key Partners
• Early Childhood Systems Building Resource Guide
• Glossary for Partnerships
• Promoting Partnerships in Tribal Programs
• Shaping the Partnership: An Assessment Checklist
• Tribal and State Coordination: Guiding Questions for States to Consider
• Tribal and State Coordination: Guiding Questions for Tribes to Consider

Presentations from the Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance Network

• CCDF Final Rule: Implementation Training for American Indian and Alaska Native Grantees (National Center for Tribal Early Childhood Development NCTECD)
• Tribes and States Working Together: CCDF Coordination Requirements, Benefits and Successful Models-presentation (NCTECD)

Federal Resources

• American Indian and Alaska Native Culture Card: A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness
• American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card A Guide To Build Cultural Awareness - presentation
• CCDF Tribal Funding Allocations
• Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
• National American Indian Head Start Collaboration Office: Strategic Plan 2015–2020
• Office of Head Start - Services Snapshot: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) All Programs (2016-2017)
• US Department of Health and Human Services Tribal Consultation Policy:
  • See Section 9 "Consultation Procedures and Responsibilities", B.3 for information on how HHS deals with state issues relating to tribes.

Other Resources

• Government to Government Models of Cooperation Between States and Tribes (NCSL)
• Tribal Nations and the United States: An Introduction

Contact Information

• National American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office
• Tribal CCDF Grantees by State
• Tribal Leaders Directory