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- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded $80.9 million to the California Department of Social Services Finance and Accounting Division under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant funds guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Program Block Grant Summary The New York Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) received a $19.6 million block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This program provides Federal Financial Participation to support guardianship assistance payments to relatives...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded $4,090,373 in Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) funding (CFDA 93.090) to the Executive Office of the State of New Jersey, operating as Children & Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant supports the delivery of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The State of Alaska Department of Family and Community Services received a $2.26 million Block Grant award from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides federal financial participation to support the delivery of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded $2,459,543 to the Children, Youth & Families New Mexico Department through the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant provides financial assistance to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children, removing financial barriers that...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded Alabama's Department of Human Resources a block grant of $5.68 million for Fiscal Year 2026 under the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090). This award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, provides financial assistance to support relative guardians who assume legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care. The...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $610,802 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families under the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the provision of guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) received a $451,055 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) for Fiscal Year 2026. The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, funds guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded $89.77 million to the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) for the fiscal year 2026 (award date October 1, 2025; completion date September 30, 2026). This block grant supports comprehensive foster care services and child welfare initiatives across Texas, enabling the state to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Administration for Children and Family Services awarded the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services a block grant of $1,031,704 on October 1, 2025, under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This award, effective through September 30, 2026, provides financial assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster care. The program...
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) a block grant of $10.1 million for the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA 93.090) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The GAP provides financial assistance payments to relative guardians who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning out of foster care. This funding removes financial barriers that might otherwise delay permanency and enables children to establish secure, legally recognized family placements with relatives. Under this award, DFPS administers guardianship assistance payments as both a direct service provider and pass-through entity, frequently sub-awarding grant funds to local government entities, nonprofit organizations, and community service providers to implement guardianship support services throughout Texas. The program operates on a quarterly reimbursement basis based on estimated and actual allowable claimed expenditures, with DFPS required to maintain comprehensive financial and programmatic records in accordance with federal regulations under 45 CFR Part 75 (transitioning to 2 CFR Part 200 effective October 1, 2025).FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $3.5m | 1/6/26 | ||
| Not listed | $3.3m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $3.3m | 10/9/25 |