Block Grant 2601TXSCSS
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Attorney General of Texas received a $901,992 formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, funds the establishment and administration of programs that facilitate non-custodial parents' access to and visitation with their children. Eligible activities...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Health & Human Services Commission of Texas received a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant award of $557.59 million from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.558) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. TANF provides block grant funding to states to assist low-income families with children, enabling children to be cared for in their own homes or...
- 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...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) awarded the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas $1.047 billion in Medicaid entitlement funding under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This federal-state matching block grant enables Texas to maintain and expand health care coverage to low-income, uninsured children under 19 years of age and, at state option,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas (HHSC) $98.03 million under the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. As a formula grant, these funds enable Texas to deliver flexible social services tailored to the state's vulnerable and low-income populations, including child welfare, adult...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Texas Workforce Commission received a Formula Grant award of $239.6 million from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child Care under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award provides mandatory and matching formula grant funding to support child care services for low-income families across Texas, enabling eligible...
- 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 Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration received a $34.04 million Child Support Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.563) from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As the state's designated fiscal agent, the department administers this funding to support Arkansas's child support enforcement infrastructure, including locating absent parents, establishing...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded the Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC) of Texas $1,960,784.00 under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778) effective October 1, 2025, with completion by December 31, 2025. This block grant entitlement supports Texas's quarterly Medicaid funding allocation to provide medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible...
The Attorney General of Texas received a $255.9 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the state's comprehensive child support enforcement operations, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support obligations. The funding enables Texas to maintain the administrative and legal infrastructure necessary to ensure children receive financial support from both parents, even when they reside separately, while administering the state's approved Title IV-D plan in accordance with federal performance and compliance requirements. As the prime grant recipient, the Attorney General of Texas utilizes these block grant funds to deliver child support enforcement services to eligible individuals statewide and administers sub-grant awards to local entities, counties, and partner organizations to extend service delivery across the state. The award structure includes both matching funds (Federal Financial Participation) and incentive funds earned based on demonstrated performance improvements in child support collection and enforcement outcomes. All grant administration, record-keeping, and performance reporting comply with applicable federal regulations, including audit and inspection requirements mandated under the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998.Summary: Child Support Services Block Grant Award to Texas
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $90.0m | 1/5/26 | ||
| Not listed | $82.9m | 10/9/25 | ||
| Not listed | $82.9m | 10/9/25 |