The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $788,235.29 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services under the Child Support Services Research program (CFDA 93.564). This 5-year project, titled "LEADING INDIVIDUALS TO VITAL EMPLOYMENT (LIVE)", aims to develop innovative approaches to enhance employment opportunities for noncustodial parents and improve the effectiveness of the child...
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was awarded a $2,768,736 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to support its child protective services system from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), DCFS will work to assist and improve Louisiana's efforts to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. As the designated...
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will receive $517,876 through September 2025 under a Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The funding supports the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643), which aims 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...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $157,694,409 Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on October 1, 2024. This grant, authorized under CFDA 93.658, supports DCFS in providing safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the state's child welfare jurisdiction. The funding will cover foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and...
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) was awarded a $1,824,856,568 block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.563). The grant will fund a range of child support enforcement and family support services from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Key activities include locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $4,417,917 Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). This grant program provides financial support to state agencies to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children in the child welfare system, with a focus on supporting relative guardians. Through this award, DCFS will...
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has been awarded a $2,446,013 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556). This 2-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable DCFS to deliver a range of child welfare and family support services across Louisiana. Key focus areas include...
This $50,521,082 federal Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families will support the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) delivered by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. The funding will be used to enforce child support obligations nationwide, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support orders to ensure children receive...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, awarded a $92,834,919.00 Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on October 1, 2024. This federal grant funding will enable DCFS, the state-level child welfare agency, to provide comprehensive adoption support services through September 30, 2025. The Adoption Assistance program provides financial assistance to states to support the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) on September 30, 2024 under the Child Support Services federal grant program (CFDA 93.563). The purpose of this award is to support the SOLA IMPACT PROJECT, which aims to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support to...