Child Care Scholarship Services

The Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments is seeking a qualified contractor to provide financial services to support the Workforce Solutions system. The contractor will be responsible for managing vendor billing and payments for participant financial aid, supporting the Board's financial aid policies and reporting requirements, and providing eligibility determination and service authorization for child care scholarships. The contractor will also be responsible for maintaining a centralized, streamlined, and auditable process for determining and documenting initial and continuing customer eligibility for child care scholarships and for authorizing service and payment start/end dates. The scope of work includes payment processing and financial transactions, provider payment disbursement, obligation tracking, reconciliation, and forecasting, agreement management, eligibility determination and service authorization, eligibility notification standards, referral and partner interfacing, eligibility retention and attendance integrity, recoupment and overpayment management, fraud and program abuse controls, and internal monitoring, staff training, appeals integrity, and accountability. Some key points to consider: • The contractor will be responsible for managing a budget of up to $374,000,000. • The contractor will be required to maintain a documented vendor/provider setup and screening system. • The contractor will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and agency guidance. • The contractor will be required to provide routine or special reports on vendor screening outcomes, fund balances, obligations, and other fiscal integrity reports.