The Maryland Department of Human Services received a $2.96 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to support guardianship assistance programs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The objective of the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP), as outlined in the federal grant program (CFDA 93.090), is to provide federal matching funds to states and tribes that opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $5,633,969.00 FY 2025 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.090) to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on October 1, 2024. This federal grant program provides financial support and services to state agencies to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children in the child welfare system, with a focus on supporting relative guardians. The funding...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services a $5,718,876 block grant under the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for fiscal year 2025. This grant provides federal financial participation to support the state's efforts to offer guardianship assistance payments and related services that facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children in the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,072,438 Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the District of Columbia's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). This funding will support CFSA in providing financial assistance and services to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children previously in the child welfare system, with a focus on placing children with relative...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,875,061 Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. This federal grant funding will support the agency's delivery of guardianship assistance payments, case management, training, and administrative services to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children in Maine's child welfare system. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $27,074,022 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Missouri Department of Social Services. This one-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, provides financial support and services to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children who have been removed from their homes. The funding allows the Missouri Department of Social...
This federal Block Grant award, valued at $32,308,281.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.090 Guardianship Assistance Program) to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The purpose of this one-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is to provide financial support and services to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children who have been removed from their homes and placed in the child...
This federal Block Grant award of $10,693,956.00 was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The award is for the Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090), which provides financial support and services to state and territorial government agencies to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children in the child welfare system. The primary objective is to...
The Maryland Department of Human Services received a $456,000 formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for fiscal year 2022. The objective of this program is to incentivize states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship. With this funding, the Maryland Department...
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...