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- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $44.6 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the state's comprehensive foster care program, which provides safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of Louisiana's child welfare agency. The funding enables the delivery...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $45.8 million Child Support Services block grant (CFDA 93.563) from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the state's child support enforcement operations, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $14.4 million Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Family Services, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Under this formula grant, Louisiana will provide flexible, tailored social services designed to address the state's vulnerable populations' needs, including child welfare services,...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Louisiana Department of Education received a $46.5 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary award (CFDA 93.575) from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This block grant funding supports the state's Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) initiatives, which serve as the primary federal mechanism to help low-income families access...
- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will receive $517,876 through September 2025 under a Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The funding supports the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643), which aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a manner that limits additional trauma to...
- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $9,605,634 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671). The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The purpose of this funding is to support the State of Louisiana's efforts to increase awareness of and provide primary...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $122.6 million Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance (CFDA 93.558) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports Louisiana's delivery of comprehensive economic assistance and social services to low-income families with children, enabling the state to...
- The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was awarded a $2,768,736 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to support its child protective services system from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), DCFS will work to assist and improve Louisiana's efforts to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. As the designated...
- The Administration on Children Youth and Families awarded Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services a $19.6 million Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) for Adoption Assistance, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal funding supports adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families, facilitating permanent placements for difficult-to-place children with various physical, emotional, or developmental challenges....
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Children & Family Service of Illinois received a $15.25 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds time-limited prevention services designed to support children and youth at risk of entering foster care, as well as pregnant or parenting foster youth and their families. The...
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received a $3.55 million block grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds time-limited prevention services designed to support children and youth at risk of entering foster care, as well as pregnant and parenting foster youth and their caregivers. The funded services encompass mental health treatment, substance abuse interventions, and in-home parenting skill-based programs delivered to eligible families throughout Louisiana without regard to Title IV-E foster care maintenance payment eligibility. As a formula-based award under an approved Title IV-E Prevention Plan, the grant enables the state agency to provide comprehensive prevention interventions that strengthen family stability and reduce the need for out-of-home placement. Funding is distributed through quarterly estimates and claims submitted on federal financial reports, with the recipient authorized to draw down award amounts as services are delivered and documented. This award represents Louisiana's ongoing participation in the federal prevention services initiative, which has been a core component of the state's child welfare service portfolio.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.6m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $951.3k | 10/9/25 |