Block Grant 2601RIPSGP
- FOSTER-2026 Block Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) received a $24.4 million Title IV-E Foster Care (CFDA 93.658) block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under state child welfare jurisdiction, including foster care maintenance...
- The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) received a $16.91 million block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The...
- The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families received a $598,162 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award was made under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669) to assist States in supporting and improving their child protective services systems. The funding will support the department's delivery of child protective services and efforts to strengthen Rhode Island's child welfare...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Child Care within the Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (Human Services RI Department) a Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG, CFDA 93.575) in the amount of $19,929,780 effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year block grant award supports child care services and quality improvement initiatives across Rhode Island. As the designated lead agency, the Human...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement awarded $19.3 million to the Human Services RI Department through the Child Support Services block grant program (CFDA 93.563) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports Rhode Island's Title IV-D (Social Security Act Title IV, Part D) child support enforcement operations, enabling the state to establish and enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families received a $3.51 million block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Human Services RI Department received a $12.6 million formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Care under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds program (CFDA 93.596), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year award supports Rhode Island's provision of child care subsidies and services to low-income families, enabling access to affordable, quality child care while enhancing overall...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families received a $160,137.00 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports the delivery of independent living services and transition assistance to youth aging out...
- Summary of Federal Block Grant Award The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded Connecticut's Department of Children & Families a block grant of $341,160 under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula-based award funds time-limited prevention services designed to reduce foster care entry among vulnerable populations, including children and youth at risk of foster care placement, pregnant or...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $178,002 Block Grant to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643). This funding will support the state's efforts to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases involving suspected child sexual abuse or exploitation,...
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families received a $7.06 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) for the fiscal year period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula-based award supports time-limited prevention services designed to reduce foster care entry among vulnerable children and families in Rhode Island. The funded services include mental health treatment, substance abuse interventions, and in-home parenting skill-based programs delivered to children and youth at risk of foster care placement, as well as pregnant or parenting foster youth and their parent or kinship caregivers, without regard to Title IV-E foster care maintenance payment eligibility requirements. The department implements these prevention services through approved collaborative partnerships with sub-awardees including Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, Family Service of Rhode Island, and Tides Family Services. Funding is drawn down through quarterly estimates and claims submitted on federal financial reports (Form CB-496) in accordance with the department's approved five-year Title IV-E Prevention Services Plan and federal compliance requirements under 45 CFR Part 75. This award represents sustained federal investment in Rhode Island's child welfare prevention infrastructure as part of the broader state Title IV-E program portfolio.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $819.4k | 4/1/26 | ||
| Not listed | $1.3m | 1/27/26 | ||
| Not listed | $1.3m | 1/27/26 | ||
| Not listed | $1.2m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $1.2m | 10/9/25 |