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- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Tennessee Department of Children's Services a $2.698 million formula grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program is to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or...
- The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Department of Children's Services Tennessee a block grant of $10.36 million under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for Fiscal Year 2026 (October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026). This federal funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care, thereby removing financial barriers to permanency...
- The Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) $81.0 million through the Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The funding enables DFPS to facilitate permanent...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Children's Services Tennessee received a $40.78 million Block Grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports comprehensive foster care services and child welfare initiatives throughout Tennessee, including foster care case management, adoption support and incentive payments, guardianship...
- The Tennessee Department of Human Services received a $78 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports Tennessee's Title IV-D child support enforcement operations, which are designed to ensure that children receive financial support from both parents. The grant enables the state to...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Tennessee Department of Children's Services $12,454,564 under the Guardianship Assistance federal Block Grant program (CFDA 93.090) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The objective of the Guardianship Assistance Program is to provide Federal financial participation to states and tribes that opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to relatives who assume legal...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $684,872 Block Grant to the Tennessee Department of Children's Services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643). The funding will support Tennessee's efforts to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including cases involving suspected child sexual abuse or exploitation, while...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Tennessee Department of Human Services received a $60.5 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.575), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This block grant funding supports child care services for low-income families across Tennessee by providing child care subsidies through vouchers or certificates and...
- The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, received a $22.3 million block grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The funding enables Arkansas to facilitate...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the MS Department of Child Protection Services a block grant of $21.1 million under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports adoption subsidy costs and financial assistance for the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunified with their biological families. The program provides Federal Financial...
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Department of Children's Services Tennessee $41.68 million through the Adoption Assistance Block Grant program (CFDA 93.659) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal block grant provides Financial Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The funding facilitates permanent placements and enables Tennessee to provide adoption assistance payments and support services to eligible families adopting children with physical, emotional, or developmental challenges. Tennessee's Department of Children's Services distributes the block grant funding through a network of sub-awards to local government entities and community-based organizations throughout the state to deliver direct services. The program encompasses adoption support and incentive payments, adoption-related counseling, mental health and substance abuse treatment services, and post-adoption support. The department coordinates with sub-award partners including the Tennessee Department of Education and local agencies to ensure comprehensive services to vulnerable children and families. Quarterly expenditure estimates are due to the Administration for Children and Families Regional Child Welfare Program Manager, with awards adjusted based on actual allowable claimed expenditures.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $21.3m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $20.4m | 10/7/25 |