The Department of Child Services (DCS) in Indiana received a $127,638,814 federal block grant award under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award will support DCS in enforcing child support obligations, locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child/spousal support orders to ensure children receive adequate financial support. Services include case management,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $150,369,908 Block Grant under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) to the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Foster Care Title IV-E program provides funding to state, tribal, and territorial child welfare agencies to support safe and stable out-of-home care for children, including foster care maintenance payments,...
This federal Formula Grant award for $1,702,330.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families to support the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556). The grant will fund the agency's child welfare, protection, and family support services across Indiana from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. This includes initiatives to prevent child...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $705,372 Block Grant to the Indiana Department of Child Services through September 30, 2025. The grant supports the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643), which aims to improve child abuse and neglect case assessment, investigation, and services—including cases involving suspected child sexual abuse or exploitation. As the designated state agency, the Department of Child Services...
The Department of Child Safety Arizona (ADCS) received a $236,568,375 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). This federal grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, enables ADCS to provide adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption services, foster care maintenance payments, case management, administrative support, and comprehensive...
The Department of Child Services in Indiana received a $2,485,738 Formula Grant award under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL). This two-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports a range of services to enable individuals with developmental disabilities to achieve independence, productivity, and full...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Indiana a $265,255,480 block grant under the Child Care and Development Fund program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. As the designated state agency, the Indiana Department of Child Services will administer $265.3 million in funding to support child care and early learning programs for eligible low-income families. The Child Care and Development Fund is...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,491,745 Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Indiana Department of Child Services. This federal grant will fund a range of services to support permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children previously in foster care, with a focus on placing children with relative guardians. Services covered under this block grant include guardianship...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $55,538,242 Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, enables DCFS to provide comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative...
The State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a $77,143,728.00 Adoption Assistance block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.659) for the performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This funding enables DCF to provide federal financial participation to support the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. Key products and services...