FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded Nevada's Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Social Services (Welfare Division) $1,864,020 in block grant funding for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal funding supports the state's provision of guardianship assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care. The program removes financial barriers to permanency by enabling children to establish secure, legally recognized family placements with relatives rather than remaining in foster care or the child welfare system.

Under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program framework, Nevada's Welfare Division will utilize the block grant to administer financial assistance payments to qualifying relative guardians and manage associated administrative and training costs. The program operates on a quarterly disbursement basis tied to estimated and actual allowable expenditures, with the state responsible for maintaining comprehensive financial and programmatic records to demonstrate proper fund utilization and program compliance with applicable federal regulations and Title IV-E plan requirements.