Block Grant 2601WISCSS
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families received a $25.8 million Adoption Assistance block grant (CFDA 93.659) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This program 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 Wisconsin to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families received a $38.11 million formula grant award from the U.S. 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). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, supports Wisconsin's efforts to expand access to affordable, quality child care services for low-income families and...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant award of $273.47 million from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (now the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767), this block grant funds Wisconsin's provision of health care coverage to uninsured, low-income children and, at state option,...
- Block Grant Summary: Child Care and Development Block Grant Discretionary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) received $42.82 million in Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary funding (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, with an award date of October 1, 2025, and a completion date of September 30, 2028. This three-year block grant supports child care services for low-income...
- Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families received a $40.98 million Foster Care Title IV-E federal block grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for the fiscal year period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports comprehensive child welfare services designed to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under Wisconsin state child welfare agency...
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families received a $25.74 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, for the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds program (CFDA 93.596). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports child care services designed to help low-income families access affordable, quality child...
- Federal Grant Award Summary: Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a Formula Grant award of $18,674,976 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Social Services Block Grant program (CFDA 93.667), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This funding enables Wisconsin to deliver flexible, population-tailored social services addressing critical community needs...
- The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $138,109,997 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The award is provided through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) federal grant program (CFDA #93.767) and will support Medicaid entitlement services from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. As the objective of the CHIP program is to provide funds to enable states to maintain and expand child...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families received a Community Services Block Grant (CSBG, CFDA 93.569) award of $6.35M from the Office of Community Services, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. As a formula grant allocation, this funding supports Wisconsin's comprehensive poverty reduction and community empowerment initiatives delivered through a network of community action agencies and neighborhood-based organizations across the...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children, Youth and Families awarded a $3.757 million block grant to the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). This grant provides federal financial participation to support guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have...
The State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families received a $73.9 million Child Support Services block grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563), Wisconsin delivers comprehensive child support enforcement services designed to locate absent parents, establish paternity, and secure child, spousal, and medical support obligations. The funding supports administrative and legal frameworks that ensure children receive financial support from both parents, even when they live separately, with awards distributed quarterly based on state performance metrics and matching fund requirements. Wisconsin's Department of Children & Families administers this block grant in collaboration with county governments, non-profit organizations, and community service providers throughout the state. The program operates under an approved Title IV-D State Plan and includes performance-based incentive funds earned through demonstrated success in support enforcement activities. As the state's primary child welfare and family services agency, DCF manages this award alongside other substantial federal grants totaling over $200 million in annual funding, positioning the department to deliver integrated services that strengthen Wisconsin's social safety net for vulnerable populations.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $24.7m | 1/5/26 | ||
| Not listed | ($7m) | 11/13/25 | ||
| Not listed | ($7m) | 11/13/25 | ||
| Not listed | $7.3m | 11/10/25 | ||
| Not listed | $7.3m | 11/10/25 |