The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $99,525,298 Adoption Assistance block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.659) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This funding enables DCF to provide comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative support for adoption-related activities....
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $68,057,403 Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant to the Connecticut Department of Children & Families (DCF) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This grant supports DCF's comprehensive child welfare services, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, staff and foster parent training, and support for foster care case management systems. The ultimate...
The Department of Children & Families (DCF) in Connecticut received a $813,201 Formula Grant award under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports DCF's efforts to prevent child maltreatment, ensure children's safety within their homes, and provide supportive services to families...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,874,464 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Children & Families from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669). The grant aims to support and improve Connecticut's child protective services system by funding services delivered by the Department of Children & Families and Governor's Office. As the designated...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Connecticut Department of Children & Families a $3.649 million Formula Grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA #93.603) program for fiscal year 2022. The objective of the program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship....
The Department of Children & Families (DCF) in Connecticut was awarded a $272,928 Block Grant under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Title IV-E Prevention Program provides funding for evidence-based mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and in-home parent skill-based programs to strengthen families,...
The federal Block Grant award of $261,486,845.00, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). This grant enables the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to deliver comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Connecticut Department of Children & Families a $377,850 Block Grant under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation cases, in a way that limits additional trauma to...
The Department of Social Services Connecticut was awarded a $84,872,281 federal block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.563 - Child Support Services) on October 1, 2024. This grant funding will be used to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support orders to ensure children receive adequate financial support. Key services provided...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,515,840.00 from the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674) will support the Connecticut Department of Children & Families (DCF) in delivering comprehensive services to assist youth transitioning out of the foster care system. The grant funding, covering the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable DCF to provide a range...