Block Grant 2601MAPSGP
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a Block Grant award of $405.97M from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home foster care services throughout Massachusetts, including foster care maintenance payments, case planning and review...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families $28.96 million in federal funding for FY 2026 under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, funds direct monthly guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $4.36 million formula grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This funding supports child maltreatment prevention and family stability services designed to serve at-risk families throughout Massachusetts and ensure...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families received a Formula Grant award of $1,901,637 from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This five-year award supports Massachusetts' child protective services system through funding for intake, assessment, screening, and investigation protocols for child...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $6.99 million Formula Grant award under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. This two-year award funds the development and expansion of coordinated child and family services delivered through community-based agencies across...
- 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 & Families (DCF) received a $464,745 formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (PSSF, CFDA 93.556), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families. This award is designated for the PSSF Caseworker Visitation initiative (FPSSCV-2026) and...
- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $172.9 million Block Grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to reimburse the state for adoption subsidy costs and assistance payments made to adoptive families of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary Award Details: The District of Columbia Government's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) received a $1,075,000 block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula-based allocation supports time-limited prevention services designed to keep children and youth out of foster care. Products and Services: The funding...
- 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...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $2.5 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 formula-based award funds time-limited prevention services designed to keep children and families together and reduce foster care entry. The grant supports three primary service categories: mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and in-home parent skill-based programs for children and youth who are candidates for foster care, pregnant or parenting foster youth, and their parent or kinship caregivers. DCF will deliver these prevention services for up to one year per recipient without regard to Title IV-E foster care eligibility status, consistent with the program's federal requirements. The funding supports the state's five-year Title IV-E prevention plan and is drawn down quarterly against federal financial reports submitted by DCF. As the prime grantee, DCF administers this award as part of its comprehensive child welfare portfolio, which collectively manages over $150 million in annual federal funding across multiple child protection, foster care, and family support programs.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $2.5m | 7/1/26 |