The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded a $89,152,976 Child Support Services (CFDA 93.563) block grant to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, funds DCFS's efforts to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support orders. DCFS provides these child support enforcement...
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was awarded a $2,768,736 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to support its child protective services system from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), DCFS will work to assist and improve Louisiana's efforts to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse and neglect. As the designated...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2024 to the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) through the Child Support Services Research program (CFDA 93.564). This 5-year award, with a completion date of September 29, 2029, will fund the SOLA IMPACT PROJECT, which aims to develop innovative approaches to improving child support services and outcomes. The project will...
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will receive $517,876 through September 2025 under a Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The funding supports the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643), which aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a manner that limits additional trauma to...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded a $176,440 Formula Grant to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597). This 2-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports DCFS in delivering programs that facilitate access and visitation for non-custodial parents. Typical funded activities include mediation,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $92,073,421 Foster Care Title IV-E Block Grant (CFDA 93.658) to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This grant funding supports DCFS in providing safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of the state child welfare agency until they can be safely returned home, placed with adoptive...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $55,538,242 Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This federal grant funding enables DCFS, the state child welfare agency, to provide adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption support services, and administrative assistance to facilitate the adoption of children...
This $2,446,013 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families supports the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556). The funding aims to prevent child maltreatment, ensure children's safety within their homes, and provide supportive services to families at risk in Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the state government agency responsible for administering...
The California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) was awarded a $1,176,470.58 Cooperative Agreement grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Support Services Research program (CFDA 93.564). The grant funds the NextGen Holistic Employment, License and Parenting (HELP) Program, a 5-year project that aims to improve child support outcomes, enhance employment opportunities for noncustodial parents, and develop...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, through the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563), awarded a $1,108,829,411 block grant to the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant funding supports DCSS's efforts to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish legal paternity, and secure child, spousal, and medical support for...