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...
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 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 $33,276,917 Adoption Assistance Block Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.659) supports the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) in providing comprehensive adoption services. The funding enables DCYF to deliver adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, and administrative support for adoption activities. DCYF also partners with entities like Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital,...
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,...
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...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $31,149,507 Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) to the Rhode Island Department of Human Services. The grant will fund the state's child support enforcement activities from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. These services include locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support orders to ensure children receive adequate financial...
This federal Block Grant award, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program, will support the Rhode Island Department of Human Services in delivering a range of child care and early childhood education services across the state. The $48.5 million grant, effective from October 2024 through September 2027, will enable the Department to provide child care subsidies, implement...
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...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $8,918,168 block grant under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) to the District of Columbia's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Title IV-E Prevention Program provides funding for time-limited prevention services, including mental health, substance abuse, and in-home parent skill-based programs for children or youth who...