The South Dakota Department of Social Services was awarded a $639,234 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant was awarded under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669) to assist the state in supporting and improving its child protective services system from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. As the designated state agency, the Department of Social Services will utilize the funding...
The Social Services South Dakota Department received a $16,539,617.00 federal Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, will fund the department's administration of child support enforcement services across South Dakota. Key services include locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,929,977 Social Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.667) Formula Grant to the Social Services South Dakota Department. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables the state agency to deliver a comprehensive range of critical social services tailored to the specific needs of South Dakota's vulnerable populations. Key service areas include child welfare,...
The South Carolina Department of Social Services received a $531,924 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award is provided through the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643) to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation. Funds will support the state's efforts to enact reforms to limit additional trauma to children and...
The Social Services South Dakota Department has been awarded a $590,078 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. This multi-year block grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to September 2028, will support the department's efforts to help low-income families access affordable, high-quality child care services across South Dakota. Key activities to be funded include child care...
The North Dakota Department of Human Services received a $170,192 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to support the state's Children's Justice Grants program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643) aims to improve assessment, investigation, and service provision for suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse. Under...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $12,380,922 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDF, CFDA 93.575) to the Social Services South Dakota Department. This 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund a range of child care services and initiatives across South Dakota. Key activities to be supported by this block grant include child care subsidies for low-income families, efforts to improve child...
The Social Services South Dakota Department has been awarded a $2,134,053 Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This Formula Grant will fund a range of comprehensive social services and economic development initiatives to reduce poverty and support low-income communities in South Dakota over the performance period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant will allow the department...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $13,697,495.00 Title IV-E Foster Care block grant to the South Dakota Department of Social Services. The grant, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund a range of child welfare services across South Dakota, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, staff/foster parent training, and support for child welfare case management systems. The program...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $602,874 block grant to the Minnesota Department of Human Services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). The grant aims to support reforms to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a manner that limits additional trauma to...