Office of Child Support Enforcement

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, administers federal assistance programs supporting child welfare, foster care, adoption, and family services delivery through state human-services departments and related organizations. Since 1992, ACF has obligated $108.07 billion in federal grant funding across 2,226 awards to 210 distinct recipients, with no recent contract activity recorded against the agency.

Grant funding is dominated by Block Grants and Formula Grants, which together represent 92 percent of all awards; the remaining assistance comes through Cooperative Agreements and Project Grants. Annual award volume has remained stable at approximately 175–195 awards per year from 2022 through 2025, with 2 awards recorded so far in 2026. The most recent grant award was issued in July 2026.

Grant recipient concentration is fragmented. Over the last five years, the top five recipients by award count—Louisiana Department Of Children And Family Services, New York State Office Of Temporary & Disability Assistance, Oklahoma Dept Of Human Services, Ohio Department Of Job & Family Services, and Department Of Social Services Missouri—each hold 9 awards and collectively represent only 6 percent of recent awards. When ranked by federal dollars obligated over the same period, concentration is also fragmented: New York State Office Of Temporary & Disability Assistance leads with $4.14 billion across 9 awards, followed by Pennsylvania Department Of Human Services at $2.99 billion across 8 awards and Ohio Department Of Job & Family Services at $2.93 billion across 9 awards; these top five recipients by federal dollars account for 12 percent of total federal dollars obligated in the window. State human-services agencies and child-welfare divisions dominate the recipient base, with the remaining 205 recipients split among local jurisdictions, tribal entities, and specialized service providers across the long tail.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against ACF or its descendant offices in the source data.