Cooperative Agreement 90EJIG0034

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $23,031,580.00 Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. This grant provides financial support and services to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children in the child welfare system, with a focus on supporting relative guardians. The funding covers a range of...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $7.5 million Formula Grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA 93.603) program for FY 2022. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the federal grant program is to provide incentives to states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes...

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging received a $601,742 federal block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. This two-year grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, will enhance and improve the state's coordinated system of adult protective services for older adults and adults with disabilities. The funding will support the investigation of abuse and...

This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the State Court Improvement Program (CFDA 93.586), is delivering $1,628,718.00 to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding will enable AOPC to enhance the quality of court processes and legal representation in child welfare cases across Pennsylvania's judicial system. Key focus...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $2,281,313 Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants (CFDA 93.630) formula grant to Disability Rights Pennsylvania. This 2-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will fund a comprehensive range of services to enable individuals with developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania to become independent, productive, and fully integrated into their communities....

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $646,618 Formula Grant under the Program of Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (CFDA 84.240) to Disability Rights Pennsylvania. This one-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, supports the organization's delivery of legal services, advocacy, and rights protection for individuals with various disabilities across Pennsylvania. As the state's designated protection and...

This federal Block Grant award of $549,928.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. The funding supports the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, the designated State Unit on Aging, in enhancing and improving its coordinated system of adult protective services for older adults and adults with disabilities across the state. Key services delivered through...

The federal Formula Grant award of $290,204.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living under the ACL Assistive Technology State Grants for Protection and Advocacy program (CFDA 93.843). The grant award to Disability Rights Pennsylvania, the state's designated protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities, will fund a range of services to assist Pennsylvanians in acquiring, utilizing, and maintaining assistive...

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) was awarded a $294,590 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). The grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025, will enable PA DHS to create programs supporting and facilitating access and visitation by non-custodial parents with their children. Funded activities may include mediation,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $3,207,177 Fiscal Year 2025 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant to the Ohio Department of Children and Youth Services. This federal grant funding will support the agency's efforts to provide guardianship assistance payments, case management, training, and administrative services to facilitate permanent legal guardianship arrangements for children who have been removed from...