2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services $408.577 million on October 1, 2025, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award funds assistance to needy families with children to enable children to remain in their own homes or relatives' homes, promote job preparation and work, reduce dependence on government benefits, prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and support two-parent family formation and maintenance. Place of performance is Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services administers TANF services statewide through county governments and community service providers. The agency passed through funding to Educational & Treatment Council Inc., a Lake Charles-based nonprofit providing services to prevent child maltreatment and unnecessary family separation and to improve the quality of care and services to children and families. The sub-award to Educational & Treatment Council Inc. was dated August 20, 2026.

TANF is a block grant issued to states and tribes in quarterly payments following submission of a complete state plan. Recipients must maintain records as required and comply with audit and accountability provisions under 2 CFR Part 200 and HHS-specific requirements in 2 CFR Part 300, effective October 1, 2025.