Federal Grant Award Summary

The Judicial Council of California received $870,651 in formula grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, supports California's State Access and Visitation Program (SAVP), which establishes and administers services that facilitate non-custodial parent access to and visitation with their children. The Judicial Council delivers core program activities including mediation, counseling, parent education, supervised visitation services, visitation enforcement, and development of parenting plans and custody arrangement guidelines.

The funding supports the Judicial Council's efforts to strengthen family court services across California's superior courts by partnering with multiple county court systems to implement these access and visitation initiatives. As a formula grant program, the allocation is determined by the proportion of children in California living with only one biological parent relative to the national total, with a federal cost-share requirement of up to 90 percent of eligible state expenditures. This award represents continuation of ongoing federal support for California's access and visitation infrastructure, enabling the state judicial system to facilitate meaningful parent-child connections and promote shared parenting approaches.