2026 tanf

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $1.929 billion to the Health & Human Services Commission of Texas on October 1, 2025, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (CFDA 93.558), with performance through September 30, 2026. This block grant funds assistance to needy families with children, job preparation and work activities, marriage promotion, prevention of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and formation of two-parent families across Texas.

HHSC administers the award as the state's primary pass-through entity for federal assistance and entitlement programs serving low-income and vulnerable populations. The recipient passes funds to dozens of sub-recipients delivering services under two primary program categories reflected in named sub-awards: Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services, and Early Childhood Intervention Services. Sub-recipients include domestic violence shelters, crisis intervention centers, community mental health authorities, regional councils of governments, school districts, and nonprofit victim services organizations operating across Texas counties. Specific sub-award examples include Freedom Center Texas and Bay Area Turning Point Inc. providing emergency shelter and supportive services to domestic violence survivors; My Health My Resources of Tarrant County and Dallas County Mental Health & Mental Retardation Center (Metrocare Services) delivering mental health and crisis intervention services; Easter Seals of Greater Houston and Easter Seals Central Texas providing early childhood intervention services; Katy Independent School District and other education agencies furnishing special education and related support; and regional councils of governments including Texoma Council of Governments and Deep East Texas Council of Governments administering aging services, community living support, and family self-sufficiency programs. A set of sub-awards supports the 211 Texas Information Referral Network through United Way organizations and regional planning commissions, operating a statewide information and referral system connecting residents to health and human services.

Place of performance is Texas.