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- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Children's Services Tennessee received a $3.54 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award 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 caregivers. The program...
- 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...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Tennessee Department of Human Services received a $49.53 million formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596). This award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, provides mandatory and matching funds to expand access to affordable, quality child care services for low-income families...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Tennessee Department of Human Services received a $39.6 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families 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, 2028, provides mandatory and matching child care funding designed to help low-income families access affordable, quality...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Department of Education Tennessee $332,103 under the Title I State Agency Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth (CFDA 84.013) effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports educational services for neglected and delinquent youth in state-run juvenile institutions and adult correctional facilities across Tennessee. The program...
- 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...
- 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...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Tennessee Department of Human Services received a $7.25 million block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care Disaster Relief program (CFDA 93.489). This award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, provides emergency financial assistance for child care recovery in areas affected by major disasters and emergencies declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster...
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 assistance payments, and mental health and substance abuse treatment services. The funding enables the state to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of Tennessee's child welfare agency. The Department distributes Title IV-E funding through a network of sub-awards to local government entities and community-based organizations across the state. Key service delivery partners include the Tennessee Department of Education, which provides specialized instruction for students with disabilities and education services for neglected and delinquent children, and the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, supporting victims of crime assistance and justice-related initiatives. Additional sub-award partners deliver in-home parenting skill programs, counseling services, transitional living assistance, and other family preservation and child protection services designed to improve child safety, permanency, and overall well-being.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $12.9m | 1/6/26 | ||
| Not listed | $14.0m | 10/7/25 | ||
| Not listed | $14.0m | 10/7/25 |