Block Grant 2601ARFOST
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, a Title IV-E Prevention Program block grant (CFDA 93.472) totaling $2.44 million effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula-based award funds time-limited prevention services designed to support children and youth at risk of entering foster care, as well as pregnant or parenting foster youth and their...
- The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, received a $22.3 million block grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under 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 funding enables Arkansas to facilitate...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Education Arkansas received a $30.66 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.575), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This block grant funds the state's Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program to provide child care subsidies—primarily through vouchers and certificates—to low-income...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Medical Services received a $1,557,772 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families for Fiscal Year 2026 (award date: October 1, 2025; completion date: September 30, 2026) under the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This funding supports the provision of financial assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration received a $34.04 million Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As the state's designated fiscal agent, the department administers this funding to support Arkansas's child support enforcement infrastructure, including locating absent parents, establishing...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services received a $209.7 million block grant award from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) for Medicaid Entitlement for FY 2026 (CFDA 93.767 – Children's Health Insurance Program). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, supports the state's administration of health insurance coverage for low-income children and, at state option, pregnant women across...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Child Safety Arizona (ADCS) received a $81.0 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant award (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports Arizona's comprehensive foster care and child welfare system, enabling ADCS to deliver critical services including foster care maintenance payments, case management, adoption assistance and subsidies, pre-...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Education Arkansas received a $5.56 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Mandatory and Matching Funds program (CFDA 93.596), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This award provides mandatory and matching funding to help low-income families in Arkansas access affordable child care services while supporting...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Department of Human Services received a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant award of $42.4 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) for the fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026). Under CFDA 93.558, the TANF program provides block grant funding to states to assist low-income families with children through comprehensive social service delivery....
- Federal Grant Award Summary: Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant The Oklahoma Department of Human Services received a $35.9 million Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This block grant supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under the jurisdiction of Oklahoma's state child welfare agency, including foster care, adoption assistance,...
The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, received a $20.9 million Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under the state's child welfare agency jurisdiction, including foster care placements, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs designed to ensure child safety, achieve permanency, and promote the well-being of vulnerable children and families across Arkansas. The funded services are delivered through Arkansas DHS's existing foster care infrastructure and coordinated partnerships with sub-grantees and interagency collaborators. The agency utilizes Title IV-E formula grant funding on a quarterly basis to support ongoing foster care program operations, with expenditures documented and adjusted quarterly to reflect actual allowable claimed costs. As a formula grant recipient, Arkansas DHS maintains its award authorization without requiring plan renewal, though Title IV-E plans may be amended as necessary to reflect program changes or improvements.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $10.5m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $10.4m | 10/7/25 |