The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families will receive $1.965 million under the FY 2022 Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program (CFDA #93.603) is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through...
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) received a $41,135,477 Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant (CFDA 93.658) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. This grant funding supports DCYF in providing safe and stable out-of-home care for vulnerable children, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and foster...
This $4,918,350.00 FY 2025 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant was awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.090) to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF). The grant will provide financial support to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children previously in the state's child welfare system, with a focus on supporting relative guardians who assume custody of...
This federal Formula Grant award of $291,903.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556). The grant was awarded to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), a U.S. State Government entity, with a performance period from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026. The funding supports DCYF's efforts to prevent child maltreatment, ensure...
This $143,345,741.00 federal Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.659 - Adoption Assistance) supports the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), doing business as Washington State DCYF, in providing comprehensive adoption support services. The funding enables DCYF, a state government entity, to deliver adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and...
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families received a $598,162 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award was made under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669) to assist States in supporting and improving their child protective services systems. The funding will support the department's delivery of child protective services and efforts to strengthen Rhode Island's child welfare...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $178,002 Block Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643). This funding will support the state's efforts to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases involving suspected child sexual abuse or exploitation,...
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services received a $17,552,292 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program. This multi-year grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, will support the department's provision of comprehensive childcare services for...
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was awarded a $832,942 Formula Grant under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674), a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award provides comprehensive support services to assist youth who have experienced foster care, particularly those aged 14 and older or who have been adopted or...
This $19,237,945 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program supports comprehensive childcare services for low-income families in Rhode Island. The awardee, the Rhode Island Department of Human Services, delivers a range of activities through this multi-year grant, including childcare subsidies, early childhood...