Block Grant 2601MAFOST
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary 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...
- 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 Formula Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $779,382 formula grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, funds the implementation of independent living programs and support services designed to assist youth transitioning out of the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Child Care, under the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, awarded the Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care $47.2 million in formula grant funding under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF, CFDA 93.596). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, provides mandatory and matching funds to support child care services for...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $3.4 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The five-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), will support Massachusetts' child protective services system through September 30, 2026. As the stated purpose of the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program is to assist states in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Child Care awarded the Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care $42.0 million through the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds formula grant (CFDA 93.596) for the performance period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This formula grant provides mandatory and matching funds to support child care services for low-income families across Massachusetts, enabling the state to help eligible families access affordable, quality...
- 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 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 foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance subsidies, guardianship assistance to relative caregivers, and independent living support programs for youth transitioning from the foster care system. The grant also supports critical infrastructure including casework services, foster parent and staff training, child protection investigations, and educational vouchers for former foster youth. As a sub-recipient on this award, the Secretary of the Commonwealth Massachusetts provides administrative and archival support services to facilitate program operations and compliance. The Title IV-E program operates on a quarterly reimbursement basis, with award amounts determined by actual allowable claimed expenditures. This block grant represents the largest component of DCF's comprehensive federal child welfare portfolio, reflecting sustained annual renewals since fiscal year 2021 and supporting the agency's ongoing commitment to child safety, permanency, and well-being across Massachusetts.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $46.0m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $46.0m | 10/7/25 |