Block Grant 2601MAADPT
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $92 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant award (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts state child welfare systems. The funding enables DCF to provide...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $21.9 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Under this formula grant, DCF delivers flexible social services tailored to Massachusetts residents' needs, including child welfare services, child protection...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $618,450 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to support the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). This federal program aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care received a $40.5 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 funds child care services and early education infrastructure designed to expand access to affordable, quality child care for low-income...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $1.73 million formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of this federal grant program is to incentivize states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through...
- 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...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded Connecticut's Department of Children & Families a $26.26 million block grant for the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This federal assistance provides financial support in the form of adoption subsidies to facilitate the permanent placement of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families (DSCYF) received a $2.59 million Adoption Assistance block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026 (CFDA 93.659). This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be...
- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue received a $52.86 million Block Grant under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) from the Office of Child Support Enforcement, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds the administration of Massachusetts' Title IV-D (child support enforcement) plan, enabling the state to provide comprehensive child support enforcement services including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child,...
- 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...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $40 million block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The funding enables Massachusetts to facilitate permanent placements and provide ongoing financial support to adoptive families, helping to overcome barriers to adoption for children with physical, emotional, or developmental challenges. Under this block grant, DCF administers adoption assistance payments as a component of its comprehensive child welfare services portfolio. The program operates through a Title IV-E Plan submitted to the ACF Regional Child Welfare Program Manager and allows flexible state-level implementation within federal guidelines. The Secretary of Commonwealth Massachusetts serves as a sub-recipient, providing administrative and archival support services to facilitate program delivery. Quarterly reimbursements are distributed based on estimated expenditures, with actual allowable claimed expenditures reconciled through the established ACF quarterly reporting schedule.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $20.0m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $20.0m | 10/7/25 |