2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Florida Department of Children and Families $1.401 billion on October 1, 2025, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This block grant assists needy families with children, promotes work and job preparation, prevents out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encourages two-parent family formation. Work is performed in Florida.

The award flows as sub-awards to behavioral health managing entities, community-based child welfare lead agencies, child care administrators, fraud investigators, and specialized service providers across Florida's regions. Behavioral health managing entities—including Broward Behavioral Health, Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network, Lutheran Services Florida, Thriving Mind South Florida, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, and Central Florida Cares—deliver mental health and substance abuse treatment services. Community-based care lead agencies including Heartland For Children, Saint Johns County, Citrus Health Network, Community Based Care of Brevard, Partnership For Strong Families, Family Support Services of North Florida, Big Bend Community Based Care, Kids Central, Safe Children Coalition, and Camelot Community Care provide foster care, adoption, case management, and child protective services across designated circuits and counties. The Florida Department of Education Division of Blind Services administers child care program activities and registry. The State of Florida Department of Financial Services provides public assistance fraud investigation services. The Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless manages a Unified Homelessness Contract. The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida operates the Healthy Families Florida home visiting and child abuse prevention program. Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association provides substance abuse prevention and treatment training. The Florida Certification Board delivers testing and certification for crisis prevention and intervention professionals. Dclc Inc. provides service-of-process support. Fidelity National Information Services manages electronic benefits transfer and electronic funds transfer systems. LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides customer authentication for public assistance applications. Public Consulting Group recovers public assistance overpayments. The University of Florida and University of South Florida provide specialized consultation and mental health services.