Block Grant 2601PAGARD
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) received a Foster Care Title IV-E block grant award of $106.8 million from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 (CFDA 93.658). This block grant funds comprehensive foster care services for children under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania state child welfare agency, supporting safe and stable out-of-home care placements until...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a Child Support Services (CFDA 93.563) block grant award of $97.1 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, PA DHS administers comprehensive child support enforcement services designed to ensure children receive financial support from both parents. The grant supports core program...
- Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a $1,411,769 block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This grant funds time-limited prevention services designed to support children and youth at risk of entering foster care, as well as pregnant or parenting foster youth and their parent or kinship caregivers. The services...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received an Adoption Assistance block grant award of $87.05 million from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (part of the Department of Health and Human Services) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 under CFDA 93.659. This block grant provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a $84.3 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary award (CFDA 93.575) from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This block grant supports child care services for low-income families across Pennsylvania by providing subsidies through vouchers and certificates, enabling parents...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $40.97 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This formula grant enables Pennsylvania to deliver a comprehensive array of social services tailored to the state's vulnerable populations, including child welfare, adult protective services, mental...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant award of $1,960,784.00 from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). The award was obligated on October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025. This quarterly entitlement allocation supports PA DHS's administration of medical assistance payments to eligible low-income...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a Medicaid Entitlement block grant award of $629.75 million from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767) effective October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. This federal-state matching program provides health care coverage to uninsured, low-income children and, at state option, low-income pregnant women....
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant award of $24.1 billion from the Center for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMS), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Administered under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778), this federal funding supports the provision of medical assistance to eligible low-income populations in Pennsylvania, including cash assistance recipients, children,...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant award of $509.3 million from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) for Fiscal Year 2026, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the "Grants to States for Medicaid" program (CFDA 93.778), which provides financial assistance to states for medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible populations including cash...
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services received a $13.01 million Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for Fiscal Year 2026, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care, thereby removing financial barriers to permanency and enabling children to establish secure, legally recognized family arrangements. As the state administering agency, PA DHS delivers guardianship assistance services through a statewide network of county agencies and community-based implementing partners. The program provides federal financial participation to eligible relative guardians, with PA DHS responsible for determining eligibility, processing assistance payments, maintaining comprehensive financial and programmatic records, and submitting quarterly expenditure estimates in accordance with Title IV-E plan requirements and applicable federal regulations under 45 CFR Part 75. The award operates on a quarterly basis with final determinations made by ACF headquarters based on actual allowable claimed expenditures.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.5m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $4.3m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $4.3m | 10/9/25 |