Block Grant 2601LASCSS
- 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 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...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Louisiana Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, received a $653.5 million block grant from the Center for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award represents federal funding designated to support Louisiana's administration of child health insurance coverage to uninsured, low-income children and, at state...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration received a $34.04 million Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As the state's designated fiscal agent, the department administers this funding to support Arkansas's child support enforcement infrastructure, including locating absent parents, establishing...
- 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 Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia received a $15.9 million Block Grant 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 the District's child support enforcement operations, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal,...
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 obligations. The funding comprises federal matching payments (Federal Financial Participation) and performance-based incentive funds earned by the state based on child support enforcement outcomes and program performance metrics. Under this block grant, Louisiana DCFS administers comprehensive child support services statewide, working collaboratively with county governments and community service providers to deliver localized enforcement and support collection services. The agency utilizes the funding to maintain the administrative and legal infrastructure necessary for effective child support case management, obligor location, and support order establishment and enforcement. Awards are distributed quarterly based on the state's estimated funding needs, and the program remains subject to federal oversight, including data reliability audits and inspections conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and state audit entities, as mandated by the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $12.6m | 1/5/26 | ||
| Not listed | ($2m) | 11/13/25 | ||
| Not listed | ($2m) | 11/13/25 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0m | 11/10/25 | ||
| Not listed | $2.0m | 11/10/25 |