Adptasst-2026 - adoption assistance

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services $546.831 million in adoption assistance block grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the period ending September 30, 2026. The award provides Federal Financial Participation in adoption subsidy costs for the adoption of children with special needs who meet Title IV-E eligibility tests and cannot be reunited with their families. Performance occurs in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, a child entity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, administers the award through sub-recipients providing adoption assistance and child welfare services. Sub-grantees include Diakon Child Family & Community Ministries, which delivers adoption assistance and foster care services under a sub-award dated October 7, 2025, and the American Bar Association, which provides Federal Financial Participation support under a sub-award dated June 10, 2026. Quarterly awards are made on the basis of estimated expenditures, later revised to include only actual allowable claimed expenditures, with quarterly estimates due on July 30, October 30, January 30, and April 30 each year. Awards remain effective without plan renewal, though Title IV-E plans may be amended as necessary, with ACF approval or disapproval of amendments occurring within 45 days of receipt.