2026 TANF Block Grant Award Summary

The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services received a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, CFDA 93.558) block grant award of $225.3 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant funding supports North Carolina's implementation of its state TANF plan, which provides financial assistance and supportive services to low-income families with children to promote self-sufficiency, economic independence, and family stability.

Under this award, the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services delivers comprehensive services including direct financial assistance to needy families, employment and job preparation programs, child care support, and related social services designed to achieve TANF's core objectives: enabling children to remain in their own homes or with relatives, reducing dependence on government benefits through work promotion, preventing out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and encouraging two-parent family formation. The agency distributes these services across North Carolina's 100 counties through partnerships with regional managed care organizations, community health centers, and local governmental entities, leveraging its extensive organizational infrastructure to serve vulnerable populations throughout the state.