The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $79,426,725 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) program (CFDA 93.667). This two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables DCF to deliver a wide range of critical child welfare services across Massachusetts. These services include foster care maintenance...
This $1,889,650.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669) will provide critical funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029. The grant will enable DCF to enhance its child protective services system and strengthen its capabilities in preventing, identifying,...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $412,468,219 block grant award under the Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658). This funding will enable DCF to provide a wide range of child welfare services, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, staff and foster parent training, and support for foster care case management systems. The goal of the program is to help...
This $7,312,248 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families supports the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) in delivering the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). The funding enables DCF to provide comprehensive services and support for youth aged 14 and older who have experienced foster care, or were adopted or placed in kinship...
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $3.4 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The five-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), will support Massachusetts' child protective services system through September 30, 2026. As the stated purpose of the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program is to assist states in...
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $618,450 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to support the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). This federal program aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a...
The State of Wisconsin Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a $4,647,335 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645). This two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports DCF's efforts to coordinate and deliver a comprehensive array of child welfare services across Wisconsin. Key focus areas include...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,710,926 Formula Grant to the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645). This grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports DCF's efforts to coordinate and enhance child welfare services across Kansas through community-based programs and initiatives. The funding will enable DCF to...
This $31,829,734.00 Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) block grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, supports the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) in delivering guardianship assistance and related child welfare services. The funding will enable DCF to provide guardianship assistance payments, case management, training, and administrative support to facilitate permanent...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $4,451,872.00 Formula Grant under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645) to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the state's comprehensive child and family service programs that leverage community-based agencies to coordinate services for vulnerable children and...