2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Connecticut Department of Social Services $664.769 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funding on October 1, 2025, for the federal fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The award carries the federal grant program designation CFDA 93.558.

The department administers the TANF block grant as a pass-through entity, sub-awarding approximately 60-70% of received funds to over thirty community organizations and state agencies to deliver child welfare services, employment training, and family preservation support. Sub-recipients deliver extended day treatment programs serving children and youth with behavioral health needs who have returned from out-of-home care or face placement risk; early childhood services including center-based programs and home visitation under the Child First model targeting school readiness for at-risk children birth to six; community support for families connecting families to concrete resources and supports following family assessment responses; intimate partner violence services providing comprehensive assessments, interventions, and safety planning for families affected by domestic violence; care coordination providing intensive case management for families with children exhibiting complex behavioral health needs; intensive family preservation services delivering 24/7 crisis intervention and in-home support; parenting support services delivering evidence-based education; multidimensional family therapy for children ages 9-18 at imminent risk of home removal; mobile crisis intervention with 24-hour triage availability; teen pregnancy prevention programming utilizing the Teen Outreach Program service learning model; therapeutic child care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with behavioral health and developmental needs; and evaluation services for teen pregnancy prevention program efficacy.

The award is also being transferred in part to the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood to support child care licensure, the Care4Kids subsidy program, and child day care programs serving eligible children. Place of performance is Connecticut.