Block Grant 2601RISCSS
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families received a $9.323 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658) 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 award supports the provision of safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the state's child welfare agency jurisdiction, with primary focus on foster care...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Human Services received a $6.54 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) discretionary award (CFDA 93.575) from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child Care, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year block grant provides funding to support child care subsidies for low-income Rhode Island families and to improve the quality of child care services across the state. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Human Services RI Department, Rhode Island Division, received a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) formula grant award of $2,884,110 from the Office of Community Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This non-discretionary award supports Rhode Island's comprehensive anti-poverty and community development initiatives delivered through a network of community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations across the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Care awarded the State of Rhode Island, through its Human Services RI Department, a Formula Grant totaling $6,364,752.00 under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports Rhode Island's child care assistance initiatives designed to improve affordability and quality of child care...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Human Services RI Department received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $3.48 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. As a formula grant distributed to Rhode Island under the SSBG program, these funds enable the state to deliver flexible social services tailored to resident needs, including child welfare, adult protective services,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Care, awarded Rhode Island's Department of Human Services $6.97 million under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) formula grant, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This funding supports child care services and early childhood development initiatives designed to improve affordability and quality of child care for low-income...
- Adoption Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) received a $6.89 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 fiscal year period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This federal funding provides Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special...
- Summary of Federal Block Grant Award The State of Rhode Island Department of Administration, Office of Library & Information Services Division, received a block grant award of $121.3 million from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767) for fiscal year 2026. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, supports Rhode Island's provision of health care coverage to uninsured, low-income...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The State of Rhode Island Department of Administration, Office of Library & Information Services, received a $1,960,784.00 block grant award from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). This award, designated as "Medicaid Entitlement for 49 - FY 2026 - T19" and effective October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, provides quarterly financial assistance to support medical assistance...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Rhode Island Department of Human Services received a $738,638 block grant award from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) effective October 1, 2025, under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566). This award funds the Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) program, which provides short-term cash assistance, medical assistance, and medical screening services to eligible refugees and other...
The Human Services RI Department received a $9.57 million block grant award from the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds Rhode Island's state Title IV-D child support enforcement agency to locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support obligations. The funding comprises both Federal Financial Participation (matching funds) and performance incentive funds that the state earned based on demonstrated improvements in child support enforcement outcomes. The award enables the department to maintain the administrative and legal infrastructure necessary to ensure children receive financial support from both parents, even when they live separately. As the designated state IV-D agency, the Human Services RI Department uses these funds to operate comprehensive support enforcement services for eligible individuals under an approved State Title IV-D plan. The department maintains required records for proper administration of the program in accordance with 45 CFR Part 75, and the award is subject to inspection and audits by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, state audits, and other federal oversight mechanisms as mandated by the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $3.0m | 1/5/26 | ||
| Not listed | $3.3m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $3.3m | 10/9/25 |