Foster-2026 - foster care

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $61.252598 million to the Social Services South Carolina Department on October 1, 2025, under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658), a block grant supporting safe and stable out-of-home care for children under state child welfare agency jurisdiction through September 30, 2026.

The department administers foster care services across all 46 South Carolina counties and subordinate administrative jurisdictions, with administrative oversight centered at 1535 Confederate Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina. The recipient passes funding through to sub-recipients including the State Treasurer South Carolina, operating as the South Carolina Department of Children's Advocacy, which conducts foster care case reviews every six months; this sub-award was made on January 15, 2026.

Title IV-E is a formula grant program under which quarterly awards are made on the basis of estimated expenditures later revised to include only actual allowable claimed expenditures. Plans remain effective without renewal but may be amended as necessary, and ACF approves or disapproves Title IV-E plans within 45 days of receipt. The program operates under 45 CFR Part 75 Subpart F and maintains compliance with federal audit and reporting requirements including quarterly financial reports. Non-competing continuations are issued based on satisfactory progress, compliance with grant terms and conditions, and a determination that continuation funding is in the best interest of the federal government.