FPSS-2026 Formula Grant Award Summary

The Connecticut Department of Children & Families received $1.76 million in formula grant funding from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556) for the performance period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports comprehensive family support services designed to prevent child maltreatment and ensure child safety within family settings across Connecticut.

Under this formula grant, the Department of Children & Families will deliver a range of family preservation and support services, including general family support programming, kinship navigator services that assist relatives caring for children, and caseworker visitation initiatives to strengthen child welfare practice. The program targets at-risk families to prevent child abuse and neglect while maintaining children safely within their homes and communities, with services designed to promote family stability and permanency outcomes. As a formula-based award, funding was distributed according to statutory allocation methods following submission and approval of Connecticut's five-year agency plan and annual updates, which must be coordinated with other federally-assisted programs serving similar populations within the state.