The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) was awarded a $798,604 Formula Grant under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. This two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is intended to support and enhance DCYF's comprehensive child welfare services and programs that coordinate support for vulnerable children and...
This federal Block Grant award of $33,276,917.00 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). The funding will support the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in delivering comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative support for...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $4,918,350 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) Block Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) for fiscal year 2025. This funding will support DCYF's efforts to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children who have been removed from their homes and are in the child welfare system. Key services to be delivered include...
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...
This $1,499,295.00 federal Formula Grant award, with an October 1, 2024 start date and September 30, 2026 completion date, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). The funding will support the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in establishing and carrying out programs designed to assist youth who have...
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 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $17,552,292 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) formula grant to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) on October 1, 2024. This multi-year grant, with a performance period ending on September 30, 2026, supports a range of comprehensive childcare services for low-income families in Rhode Island, including childcare subsidies,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $48,508,317 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services. This 3-year award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support the state's efforts to help low-income families access affordable, high-quality child care and improve early childhood education infrastructure across Rhode Island. The block grant funding enables...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $31,149,507 Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS) for the project period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding will support the state's enforcement of child support obligations by locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support orders. DHS, through its RI...
This $208,824 Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program (ETV) formula grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.599), provides funding to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) to offer educational and training vouchers to youth who have experienced foster care. The grant enables DCYF to support the transition to independent adulthood and career development for these youth by helping them...