Block Grant 2602MASCSS
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $92 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant award (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts state child welfare systems. The funding enables DCF to provide...
- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue received a $13.7 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671). The four-year award running from October 2021 through September 2025 will support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' efforts to increase awareness of and provide primary and secondary prevention...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $40 million block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $618,450 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to support the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). This federal program aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a...
- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has been awarded a $155,002 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597). This two-year grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, will fund activities to support and facilitate access and visitation by non-custodial parents with their children. Allowable activities include mediation,...
- The Maryland Department of Human Services received an $85.7 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the state's comprehensive child support enforcement services, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support obligations. The...
- The New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services received a $11.9 million block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This grant funds the state's Title IV-D child support enforcement services, which include locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $21.9 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Under this formula grant, DCF delivers flexible social services tailored to Massachusetts residents' needs, including child welfare services, child protection...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Massachusetts Department of Revenue received a $129,240 formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award funds the establishment and administration of programs that facilitate non-custodial parent access to and visitation with their children across...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $3.4 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The five-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), will support Massachusetts' child protective services system through September 30, 2026. As the stated purpose of the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program is to assist states in...
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue received a $52.86 million Block Grant under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) from the Office of Child Support Enforcement, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds the administration of Massachusetts' Title IV-D (child support enforcement) plan, enabling the state to provide comprehensive child support enforcement services including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support obligations. The funding consists of federal matching funds and performance-based incentive awards that the state has earned through demonstrated effectiveness in child support collection and enforcement activities. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue strategically distributes portions of this federal funding to county governments, non-profit organizations, and community service providers throughout the Commonwealth to implement localized child support enforcement operations. The program is subject to rigorous oversight requirements, including quarterly fund distributions based on state estimates of service delivery needs, regular audits by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and state auditors, and data reliability reviews of performance metrics as mandated by the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $15.3m | 1/5/26 | ||
| Not listed | $18.8m | 10/15/25 | ||
| Not listed | $18.8m | 10/15/25 |