Psgp-2026 - psgp prevention services grant program

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $10,971,032 to the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, on October 1, 2025, under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472), a Block Grant assistance type with a period of performance through September 30, 2026.

The award funds time-limited prevention services for children and youth who are candidates for foster care, pregnant or parenting foster youth, and their parents and kinship caregivers. Eligible services include mental health treatment, substance use interventions, and in-home parenting skill-based programs delivered without regard to title IV-E foster care maintenance payment eligibility. Performance occurs in Arkansas.

The Title IV-E Prevention Program provides optional title IV-E funding to approved state agencies submitting five-year prevention plans aligned with their broader title IV-E state plan. Funding is distributed as a formula award based on quarterly estimates and claims submitted by the recipient on federal financial reports (Form CB-496). The Administration for Children and Families approves or disapproves applications within 45 days of receipt. Recipients must maintain financial and programmatic records in accordance with 45 CFR Part 75 and HHS-specific amendments to OMB Guidance in 2 CFR part 200.