NCCAN1-2026 - child abuse and neglect state grant - part 1

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families $341,887 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grant program (CFDA 93.669) on October 1, 2025.

The award funds improvements to Delaware's child protective services system, including intake, assessment, screening, and investigation of child abuse and neglect reports; risk and safety assessment protocols; training for child protective services workers and mandated reporters; programs and procedures for identification, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; collaboration protocols among child protection services, domestic violence, and other agencies; and services to disabled infants with life-threatening conditions and their families. The funding also supports prevention activities including addressing the needs of infants born with prenatal drug exposure, referring children not at risk of imminent harm to community services, implementing criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and other adults in their homes, protecting the legal rights of families and alleged perpetrators, and supporting Citizen Review Panels.

The award is a formula grant with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. Work is performed in Delaware. The recipient, operating as a state government entity within Delaware's child welfare structure, is registered in SAM.gov and maintains active federal grant funding across multiple child welfare and family support programs administered by the Administration for Children and Families.