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- This $5.5 million FY 2022 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families supports guardianship assistance programs in Florida under the Guardianship Assistance (CFDA #93.090) federal grant program. The Florida Department of Children and Families receives the funding on October 1, 2021 for a one-year project period ending September 30, 2022. Through various sub-awards, the department provides guardianship assistance payments to...
- The Florida Department of Children and Families received a Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families totaling $118.8 million, awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the state's comprehensive foster care program, enabling Florida to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under state child welfare agency jurisdiction across its 67 counties. The funding...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $245,573,534 block grant to the State of Florida Judiciary Courts Office of the State Courts Administrator from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant supports services provided through the Title IV-E Foster Care program (CFDA #93.658), which aims to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under state child welfare agency jurisdiction. Specifically, the funding will help Florida...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $7 million 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 ending September 30, 2026. This funding supports guardianship assistance payments to relative caregivers who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Administration for Children and Family Services awarded the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services a block grant of $1,031,704 on October 1, 2025, under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This award, effective through September 30, 2026, provides financial assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care. The program...
- The Administration for Children, Youth and Families awarded the Florida Department of Children and Families a $55.5 million block grant under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports adoption subsidy costs to facilitate the permanent placement of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The program provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to enable states to offer...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families awarded a $3.757 million block grant to the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This grant provides federal financial participation to support guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Maryland Department of Human Services $881,660 in block grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This award supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster...
- Summary: Child Support Services Block Grant Award The State of Florida Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division, received a $217.69 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports Florida's comprehensive child support enforcement infrastructure, enabling the state to locate absent...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, received a $153.1 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.575), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. As the state's designated lead agency, Florida will utilize these discretionary block grant funds to provide child care subsidies—primarily through...
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Florida Department of Children and Families a $3.62 million block grant for the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides federal financial participation to support 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 ensuring children in state custody can establish secure, legally recognized family arrangements with qualified relatives rather than remaining in the foster care system. As the administering state agency, Florida DCF will utilize these funds to process guardianship assistance payments, maintain eligibility determinations, and manage the overall program operations across the state's 67 counties in accordance with Title IV-E requirements. Quarterly award disbursements are made based on estimated and actual allowable expenditures, with the state required to maintain comprehensive financial and programmatic records and submit amended plans as necessary per federal regulations. This flexible block grant mechanism enables Florida to address the financial needs of relative guardians and facilitate stable permanency outcomes for eligible children.FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $827.0k | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $2.8m | 10/9/25 |