Federal Grant Award Summary

The Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families received a Formula Grant award of $161,207 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award funds caseworker visitation services designed to support child welfare outcomes by ensuring regular, meaningful contact between caseworkers and families served by the state child welfare system. Caseworker visitation is a critical component of child maltreatment prevention and family preservation efforts, enabling frontline workers to assess family safety, provide supportive services, and monitor children's well-being within their home environments.

The MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program provides formula-based funding to state and tribal child welfare agencies to prevent child maltreatment among at-risk families and assure children's safety within the home. As a formula grant recipient, the Delaware agency operates under an annual submission cycle requiring agency plan updates due by June 30 each year, with federal approval or disapproval by September 30. This award represents continued federal investment in Delaware's comprehensive child welfare infrastructure, complementing the state's existing portfolio of Title IV-E foster care, adoption assistance, and other family support programming.