FY2026 Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grant Summary

The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) awarded the Modoc Nation $4.1 million in Block Grant funding under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the Modoc Nation's delivery of child support enforcement services, including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support obligations. As a federally recognized Native American tribe, the Modoc Nation serves as the tribal IV-D (Title IV-D) agency, administering comprehensive child support services to ensure children receive financial support from both parents and establishing the legal and administrative frameworks necessary for support enforcement within the tribal jurisdiction.

The grant funding enables the Modoc Nation to maintain its child support enforcement operations in Oklahoma City, including record-keeping and case management activities required under 45 CFR Part 75. The Block Grant structure provides the tribe with flexible funding to address the financial responsibility obligations of absent parents and to support eligible individuals under an approved tribal IV-D plan, consistent with federal child support performance standards and incentive mechanisms established by the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998.