Adptasst-2026 - adoption assistance

Ended Block Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
2602FLADPT
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$633,406,159

Award facts

Assistance listing
93.659 Adoption Assistance
Completion date
Funding agency
Administration on Children Youth and Families Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
Place of performance
Florida, USA

Award details come from USAspending.gov.

About this award

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Florida Department of Children and Families $633.406 million on October 1, 2025, under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659), with performance through September 30, 2026. The award funds Federal Financial Participation in adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families, distributed to Florida's 67 counties.

Florida DCF passes funding to multiple sub-recipients delivering child welfare services. Community-based care lead agencies—including Citrus Health Network Inc., Heartland For Children, Community Based Care Of Brevard, Partnership For Strong Families, Saint Johns County, and Family Support Services Of North Florida—provide comprehensive case management, foster care, adoption, therapeutic services, and permanency services across designated judicial circuits. Additional sub-recipients deliver specialized services: Kids Central Inc. manages child welfare services as lead agency for Circuit 5; Big Bend Community Based Care provides foster care and related services in the Northwest Florida region; Safe Children Coalition operates child welfare programs in Sarasota; Camelot Community Care delivers comprehensive child welfare services; Family Support Services Of Suncoast provides child welfare and home visiting services for substance-affected infants; and Daniel Memorial Inc. offers adoption and independent living services.

Supporting service providers include Dclc Inc. for service of process, Florida Certification Board and the Florida Department of Commerce for testing and certification of crisis prevention and intervention professionals, County of Palm Beach for pre-adoptive and post-adoptive services, Children's Services Council Of Broward County for legal advocacy to children ages 0–17 in the dependency system, and State Attorneys Office for dependency proceedings and ancillary services. Fidelity National Information Services operates electronic benefits transfer and electronic funds transfer systems distributing program benefits to eligible recipients.

Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Amendment $65,562,492
Amendment $36,134,422
Amendment $36,134,422
Amendment $91,148,721
Amendment $91,148,721
Amendment $91,148,721
Amendment $16,263,450
Amendment $16,263,450
Amendment $16,263,450
Amendment $16,263,450
Amendment $39,268,715
Amendment $39,268,715
Amendment $39,268,715
Original award $39,268,715
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Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Subrecipient not on record Foster Adoptive Parent Infrastructure and Support Services $4,695
Dclc Inc. Service of Process $2,950
Dclc Inc. $3,051
Florida Certification Board, Inc. Testing & Certification CPI Professionals - DCF Employees $9,979
Florida Department Of Commerce Testing Certification CPI Professionals DCF Employees $2,407
Florida Certification Board, Inc. $6,856
Florida Certification Board, Inc. $9,696
Subrecipient not on record Foster Adoptive Parent Infrastructure and Support Services $3,072
Saint Johns County CBC Lead Agency for Community Based Child Welfare Services. $1,500,392
Citrus Health Network Inc. Community Based Care (CBC) $14,134,821
Heartland For Children, Inc. Community Based Care Agency-Circuit 10 $7,391,570
Subrecipient not on record Community Based Care (CBC). $12,156,083
Subrecipient not on record CBC Lead Agency for Community-based Child Welfare Services $2,388,052
Subrecipient not on record Community Based Care (CBC). $6,691,486
Family Support Services Of North Florida, Inc. Community Based Lead Agency Child Welfare in Circuit 4 $13,338,810
Subrecipient not on record Community Based Care $2,312,036
Subrecipient not on record CBC Lead Agency $6,495,916
Community Based Care Of Brevard, Inc. Community Based Care Lead Agency - Circuits 9 & 18 $18,122,519
Partnership For Strong Families, Inc. Community Based Lead Agency Child Welfare in Circuits 3 & 8 $9,767,010
State Attorneys Office Provide dependency proceedings & ancillary services $374,592
State Attorneys Office Provide dependency proceedings ancillary services $400,399
Florida Department Of Commerce Use of RA/RT information and CONNECT system $792
Florida Department Of Commerce Use of RA RT information and CONNECT system $1,156
Big Bend Community Based Care, Inc. Community Based Care (Foster Care & Related Services) $14,436,518
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Electronic Benefits Transfer / Electronic Funds Transfer $368
Safe Children Coalition, Inc. CBC - child welfare and related svcs. $7,650,245
Subrecipient not on record Comprehensive array of child welfare services $16,024,686
Camelot Community Care, Inc. Community-Based Care comprehensive child welfare services $9,328,658
Family Support Services Of Suncoast LLC CBC - child welfare and related svcs. $20,103,453
Big Bend Community Based Care, Inc. Community Based Care (Foster Care & Related Services) $9,592,196
Subrecipient not on record CBC Child Welfare Lead Agency for foster care & related svcs $9,522,964
Kids Central, Inc. Community Based Care Lead Agency Circuit 5 $9,934,106
Subrecipient not on record promote CW services to black kids available for adoption $185,202
Subrecipient not on record Provide CW services to black children available for adoption $186,781
County Of Palm Beach Provide pre-adoptive and post-adoptive services to children $34,500
County Of Palm Beach Provide pre adoptive and post adoptive services to children $34,125
Children's Services Council Of Broward County legal advocacy to kids ages 0-17 in the dependency system $163,194
Children's Services Council Of Broward County Legal advocacy to children up to 17 in the dependency system $125,282
Daniel Memorial Inc. Healthy Families Florida $113,829
Daniel Memorial Inc. Adoption Independent Living Services $40,033
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Quick answers

Who received award 2602FLADPT?

2602FLADPT was awarded to Florida Department Of Children And Families by Office of Grants Management (Administration for Children and Families) on October 1, 2025.

How much is award 2602FLADPT worth?

$633,406,159 has been obligated on 2602FLADPT.

Which agency awarded 2602FLADPT?

Office of Grants Management (Administration for Children and Families) awarded 2602FLADPT, with funding from Administration on Children Youth and Families (Administration for Children and Families).

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