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- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded $4.82 million to the Illinois Department of Children & Family Service for the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This block grant funds guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster...
- Adoption Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Department of Human Resources Alabama a block grant of $18.4 million for the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The funds enable Alabama to facilitate...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded $80.9 million to the California Department of Social Services Finance and Accounting Division under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $610,802 block grant award from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) for the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Human Resources Alabama received a $15.6 million Title IV-E Foster Care block grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports comprehensive child welfare services designed to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under Alabama's child welfare agency jurisdiction. The funding enables the state to maintain and enhance foster care,...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Alabama Department of Human Resources a $2.588 million Formula Grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the program is to incentivize states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship. Under...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Government's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) received a $451,055 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families under the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026. This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives...
- The State of Alaska Department of Family and Community Services received a $2.26 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for Fiscal Year 2026 (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026) under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children, removing financial barriers to permanency and facilitating the...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant The Maryland Department of Human Services received an $881,660 block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year 2026 period (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026). This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care....
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded $2,459,543 to the New Mexico Department of Children, Youth & Families for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant provides financial assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care. The program removes...
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Alabama Department of Human Resources a block grant of $5.68 million for Fiscal Year 2026 (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026) under the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This federal funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children, with the primary objective of removing financial barriers to permanency for children in foster care and facilitating their transition into stable, legally recognized family settings. Through this award, Alabama's Department of Human Resources administers payments and related services to kinship guardians, enabling relative caregivers to provide permanent, secure placements for children who cannot be reunited with their parents. The program operates on a quarterly funding mechanism based on estimated and actual allowable expenditures, with the state maintaining comprehensive financial and programmatic records in accordance with applicable federal regulations. This block grant provides flexible funding that allows Alabama to efficiently manage guardianship assistance services as part of its broader child welfare and family support service delivery infrastructure.FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.9m | 1/6/26 | ||
| Not listed | $1.9m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $1.9m | 10/9/25 |