FY2026 tribal child support comprehensive grant

The Comanche Nation received a Block Grant award of $952,272.38 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the tribe's comprehensive child support enforcement operations serving approximately 17,000 enrolled members and surrounding communities in southwest Oklahoma. The grant finances activities essential to establishing and enforcing parental support obligations, locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child, spousal, and medical support in compliance with an approved Title IV-D Plan.

As a federally recognized tribal government, the Comanche Nation operates as a direct federal grant recipient administering tribal entitlements under the program. The award represents formula-based funding typical of tribal Comprehensive Child Support Services grants, which range considerably lower than state allocations. The tribe maintains records and operates under the compliance and audit requirements of 45 CFR Part 75, with performance measured through data reliability standards mandated by the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998. No sub-award arrangements were identified for this particular grant; the tribe delivers services directly to eligible tribal members.