2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Missouri Department of Social Services $540.838 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funding (CFDA 93.558) on October 1, 2025, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, supporting the state's administration of assistance to needy families with children through job preparation, work promotion, marriage support, and prevention of out-of-wedlock pregnancies.

Missouri's Department of Social Services, operating as Finance and Administrative Services, administers the TANF program statewide and passes funding through to over 70 sub-recipients delivering a diverse range of services. Sub-recipients include school districts providing educational services and workforce development to disadvantaged students; workforce development boards and training providers delivering employment assistance, skills training, and job placement services to adults, youth, and dislocated workers across multiple Missouri regions; domestic violence and sexual assault shelters providing emergency shelter, counseling, case management, and transitional housing to survivors; community development and family service organizations operating youth career programs, intergenerational poverty initiatives, and community partnerships; and social service agencies delivering victim assistance, childcare support, and family preservation services. Named sub-recipients include Campbell School District R2, Farmington School District R-7, Central R-III School District, Holden Public School District R III, Charleston R 1 School District, De Soto Public School District 73, and Mountain View Birch Tree R-III School District for educational programming; Survival Adult Abuse Center Inc., Life Source Consultants, Citizens Against Domestic Violence, Russell House, Good Samaritan of the Ozarks, Haven House Inc., Polk County House of Hope, Legal Aid Association (Greene County), St. Martha's Hall, and House of Hope Inc. for domestic violence services; workforce boards including South Central Region Workforce Investment Board, Central Workforce Development Board, Workforce Investment Board of the Southwest Region, Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri, and Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri for employment and training; and community partnerships including Mississippi County Interagency Council (Caring Communities), Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri, Area Resources for Community and Human Services, and Jefferson County Community Partnership for youth and family support programming. The award supports assistance payments, administrative costs, and contracted services delivered across Missouri.