Block Grant 2602FLADPT
- The State of Florida received a $227.4 million Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding supports the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA #93.659), which provides Federal Financial Participation to help cover adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. As the designated state agency, the Florida Office...
- The Administration on Children Youth and Families awarded Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services a $19.6 million Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) for Adoption Assistance, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal funding supports adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families, facilitating permanent placements for difficult-to-place children with various physical, emotional, or developmental challenges....
- The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families received a Block Grant award of $52.98 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award 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...
- The District of Columbia's Child and Family Services Agency received a $2.66 million block grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award 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 the District to facilitate permanent...
- The Kansas Department for Children and Families received a $15.8 million Block Grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families, facilitating permanent placements for difficult-to-place children...
- The Florida Department of Children and Families received a Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families totaling $118.8 million, awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the state's comprehensive foster care program, enabling Florida to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under state child welfare agency jurisdiction across its 67 counties. The funding...
- The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations, received a $22.3 million block grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award 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 Arkansas to facilitate...
- The Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) $81.0 million through the Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This block grant 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 DFPS to facilitate permanent...
- The Administration on Children Youth and Families awarded the Ohio Department of Children and Youth Services a $104.6 million Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This federal funding supports adoption subsidy costs to facilitate permanent placements for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The program provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to enable Ohio to offer financial...
- This $5.5 million FY 2022 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families supports guardianship assistance programs in Florida under the Guardianship Assistance (CFDA #93.090) federal grant program. The Florida Department of Children and Families receives the funding on October 1, 2021 for a one-year project period ending September 30, 2022. Through various sub-awards, the department provides guardianship assistance payments to...
The Administration for Children, Youth and Families awarded the Florida Department of Children and Families a $55.5 million block grant under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports adoption subsidy costs to facilitate the permanent placement of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their biological families. The program provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to enable states to offer financial assistance and support services that make adoption feasible for children considered difficult to place due to physical, emotional, or developmental challenges. Through this block grant, the Florida Department of Children and Families delivers adoption assistance services across the state's 67 counties as part of its comprehensive child welfare portfolio. The award operates on a quarterly reimbursement basis based on estimated and actual allowable expenditures, with no requirement for plan renewal but subject to periodic amendments submitted to the ACF Regional Child Welfare Program Manager. The flexible block grant structure allows the state to implement the program within federal guidelines while maintaining the financial and programmatic records necessary to demonstrate compliance and proper fund utilization.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $16.3m | 12/31/25 | ||
| Not listed | $39.3m | 10/7/25 |