Block Grant 2201TNGARD
- The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Department of Children's Services Tennessee a block grant of $10.36 million under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for Fiscal Year 2026 (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026). This federal funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care, thereby removing financial barriers to permanency...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Tennessee Department of Children's Services a $2.698 million formula grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program is to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2.14 million Block Grant to the District of Columbia Government's Child and Family Services Agency for the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Guardianship Assistance Program provides federal funding to support guardianship assistance payments made to relatives or fictive kin who have assumed legal guardianship of children who...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $3.2 million Block Grant to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA #93.090), which provides Federal financial participation to states and tribes that opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to relatives caring for children who cannot...
- The Minnesota Department of Human Services received a $38,650,499 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award was provided through the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA #93.090), which aims to provide federal matching funds to states and tribes that opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to relatives caring for children who were in foster care....
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Missouri Department of Social Services $18,040,347 under the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant for FY 2022. The grant will support guardianship assistance payments from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Guardianship Assistance Program provides Federal financial participation to help states and tribes provide subsidized guardianship arrangements for...
- The Connecticut Department of Children & Families received a $2.8 million block grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) for Fiscal Year 2026 (award date October 1, 2025; completion date September 30, 2026) under the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning out of foster care. The program removes...
- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $3.5 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding supports the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA #93.090), which provides Federal financial participation to states that opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to relatives caring for children who exit the foster care system...
- The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Department of Children's Services Tennessee $41.68 million through the Adoption Assistance Block Grant program (CFDA 93.659) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal block grant provides Financial Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The funding facilitates permanent placements...
- This $5.5 million FY 2022 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families supports guardianship assistance programs in Florida under the Guardianship Assistance (CFDA #93.090) federal grant program. The Florida Department of Children and Families receives the funding on October 1, 2021 for a one-year project period ending September 30, 2022. Through various sub-awards, the department provides guardianship assistance payments to...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Tennessee Department of Children's Services $12,454,564 under the Guardianship Assistance federal Block Grant program (CFDA 93.090) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The objective of the Guardianship Assistance Program is to provide Federal financial participation to states and tribes that opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to relatives who assume legal guardianship of eligible children for whom they have cared as foster parents and who, but for the guardianship arrangement, would remain in foster care. Under this award, the Tennessee Department of Children's Services will deliver guardianship assistance payments and services to eligible relative guardians to support legal guardianship arrangements and prevent foster care re-entry for children in the state welfare system.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($994k) | 1/6/23 | ||
| Not listed | ($994k) | 1/6/23 | ||
| Not listed | $831.3k | 10/27/22 | ||
| Not listed | $831.3k | 10/27/22 | ||
| Not listed | $831.3k | 10/27/22 |