The South Dakota Department of Social Services will receive $418,000 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, as part of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA #93.603). The funding will support efforts from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 to increase the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship. Specifically, the Department of...
This federal Block Grant award of $41,374,489.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659), supports the North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS) in delivering comprehensive adoption support services. The funding will enable NDDHS to provide adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, and administrative support for adoption-related activities to facilitate...
This federal Block Grant award of $26,781,510.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563). The award will fund the Social Services South Dakota Department, a state government agency, to deliver a range of child support enforcement and family support services across South Dakota from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The key services provided through this funding include...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded a $101,285,690 Adoption Assistance block grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Social Services South Carolina Department. This federal grant supports the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. The funding enables the department to provide adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption services, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative support for...
The Social Services South Dakota Department received a $23,459,744 block grant award from the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) to support the Foster Care Title IV-E federal grant program (CFDA 93.658). This 12-month award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, enables the department to deliver a wide range of child welfare services, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and foster parents, and support for...
The federal Block Grant award of $3,204,733.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to the Wyoming Department of Family Services (Wyoming DFS) on October 1, 2024. The funding supports the Adoption Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.659), which provides financial assistance to states to facilitate the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. Through this block grant,...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $625,628 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) Block Grant to the Social Services South Dakota Department for FY 2025. This funding will support the department's efforts to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children removed from their homes and in the child welfare system. Key services to be delivered include guardianship assistance payments, case management,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $49,184,135 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) to the Social Services South Dakota Department. This 3-year block grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports the state's efforts to provide affordable, high-quality child care services to low-income families. The funding allows the Social Services South Dakota Department to administer child...
The federal Block Grant award of $400,644,967.00 was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, under the Adoption Assistance (CFDA 93.659) program. This funding supports the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families, by providing adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative support for adoption-related activities. The grant...
The federal Block Grant award of $101,721,464.00 was provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). This grant enables the Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS) to deliver comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative support for...