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- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded Alabama's Department of Human Resources a block grant of $5.68 million for Fiscal Year 2026 under the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090). This award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, provides financial assistance to support relative guardians who assume legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care. The...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The State of Alaska Department of Family and Community Services received a $2.26 million Block Grant award from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides federal financial participation to support the delivery of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Program Block Grant Summary The New York Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) received a $19.6 million block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This program provides Federal Financial Participation to support guardianship assistance payments to relatives...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Illinois Department of Children & Family Service $4.8 million in block grant funding effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This award supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who assume legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care, thereby...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Department of Human Services Colorado a block grant of $878,231.00 for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children in Colorado's child...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Social Services California Finance and Accounting Division received a $781.66 million Block Grant award from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Foster Care Title IV-E federal grant program (CFDA 93.658) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports California's comprehensive foster care, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance initiatives designed to provide safe and...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) a block grant of $10.1 million for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The GAP provides financial assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning out of foster care. This funding...
- This $23.5 million formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families funds the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program (CFDA 93.603) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The program provides incentives to California and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship. The Department of Social Services of California receives the award and...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Social Services California a $448.4 million block grant under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families....
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded Nevada's Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Social Services (Welfare Division) $1,864,020 in block grant funding for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal funding supports the state's provision of guardianship assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed...
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 (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the period 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 care. The program removes financial barriers to permanency by providing Federal Financial Participation to support states in offering ongoing financial assistance to relative guardians, enabling children in state custody to achieve stable, legally recognized family placements as an alternative to remaining in foster care. California's Department of Social Services administers the GAP program statewide, coordinating with county-level social services agencies and community-based service providers across all 58 counties to deliver guardianship assistance payments and related child welfare services. The department's Finance and Accounting Division manages the substantial block grant allocation, maintains program records and fiscal oversight in compliance with applicable federal regulations, and ensures eligible children receive the support necessary to transition into permanent guardianship arrangements with qualified relatives.FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $27.3m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $26.8m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $26.8m | 10/9/25 |