Foster-2026 - foster care

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $242.824 million to the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families on October 1, 2025, under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658), with performance through September 30, 2026. This block grant funds safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of Wisconsin's child welfare agency. The award is obligated in full at $242.824 million.

The recipient, State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, passes funding to Wisconsin county child welfare agencies and non-profit service providers to deliver foster care, child protective services, family reunification, adoption facilitation, and related child welfare services statewide. Sub-recipients include county departments and divisions in Dane, Kenosha, Outagamie, Portage, Waukesha, La Crosse, Door, Green, Rock, Oneida, Walworth, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Menominee, Kewaunee, Dodge, Pepin, Langlade, Winnebago, Sauk, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood, Richland, Taylor, Monroe, Barron, Waupaca, Rusk, Vilas, Sawyer, and Adams counties; non-profits including Children's Service Society of Wisconsin and Wellpoint Care Network; and Milwaukee County's Child Support Division (which also delivers Termination of Parental Rights and ChIPS support services). Work is performed in Wisconsin with administrative oversight at the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families in Madison.