Scss-2026 - child support services - states

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $311.919 million to the Washington Department of Social & Health Services on October 1, 2025, under the Child Support Services block grant program (CFDA 93.563), for the period through September 30, 2026. The funding supports establishment and enforcement of child support obligations, location of absent parents, establishment of paternity, and collection of child, spousal, and medical support from obligated parents across Washington State.

The recipient administers the award through pass-through sub-awards to 28 Washington county governments and county-level entities, including Spokane, Pierce, Clark, Snohomish, King, Yakima, Thurston, Chelan, Kitsap, and Clallam counties, among others. Sub-recipients deliver county prosecuting attorney legal services, county court commissioner legal services, and county clerk legal services supporting the Title IV-D child support enforcement infrastructure at the county level in Washington State. Place of performance is Washington State, with administrative oversight at the Department of Social & Health Services in Washington.

This is a block grant assistance type. The award reflects the program structure under 45 CFR Part 75, wherein states receive quarterly allocations composed of federal financial participation matching funds and performance incentive awards based on child support collection and case outcomes.