Block Grant 2601NDFOST

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services received a $6.35 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the state's provision of safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under the jurisdiction of North Dakota's child welfare agency. The Foster Care Title IV-E program is a formula-based grant designed to help states develop, implement, and enhance comprehensive child welfare initiatives focused on ensuring child safety, achieving permanency, and supporting the well-being of children, youth, and families in foster care.

The funding enables North Dakota to maintain and improve its foster care operations and related services, including foster care placement services, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs. As the designated state agency administering this federal program, NDHHS distributes a portion of these funds through sub-awards to local government entities, tribal organizations, and community-based providers to ensure localized service delivery across North Dakota. This block grant represents formula-based quarterly funding distributed on the basis of estimated and actual allowable expenditures, with the state submitting quarterly expenditure estimates and final claims in accordance with federal Title IV-E plan requirements and regulations.