R986-700-742. Enhanced Subsidy Grant (ESG)

  (1) To receive an Enhanced Subsidy Grant (ESG) a program must:

  (a) receive a certified quality rating of:

  (i) High Quality; or

  (ii) High Quality Plus;

  (b) serve children for whom child care was paid for with CC subsidy payments during the 12-month period used to calculate the ESG;

  (c) maintain a license in good standing with CCL during the 12-month certification period;

  (d) maintain status as a DWS-Eligible child care program during the 12-month certification period;

  (e) agree to the comply with the requirements outlined in the certified quality rating award notice;

  (f) agree to the amount of the ESG stated on the certified quality rating award notice;

  (g) agree to receive the ESG through the process established by OCC policy; and

  (h) not have a pending administrative review on the awarded certified quality rating.

  (i) Upon final disposition of a pending administrative review, an ESG may be issued retroactively where all other ESG requirements are met.

  (2) An ESG for a program that has an outstanding adjudicated overpayment or other debt owing to OCC shall be issued as follows:

  (a) if the overpayment amount is less than the monthly ESG amount, the ESG shall be reduced by the amount of outstanding overpayment due; or

  (b) if the overpayment amount is greater than the monthly ESG, a monthly ESG shall continue to be reduced until the overpayment is fully repaid.

  (3) An overpayment for which there is pending administrative review or appeal shall not impact the ESG until final disposition of the action is issued.

  (4) The monthly ESG will be calculated in accordance with OCC policy.