Block Grant 2503SCADPT

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $30,559,079 Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Social Services South Carolina Department on October 1, 2024. This grant supports the adoption of children with special needs in South Carolina 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 adoption-related activities. The department often partners with local governments, non-profit organizations, and community service providers to deliver these comprehensive child welfare services across the state. Consistent with the federal block grant structure, the Adoption Assistance program aims to empower state-level agencies like the Social Services South Carolina Department to implement tailored, locally-driven adoption assistance programs that meet the needs of their respective communities.