Summary of Federal Grant Award SAVP-2026

The Executive Office of the Governor of Delaware, Division of Public Health received a $100,000 formula grant 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 Delaware's establishment and administration of programs designed to facilitate non-custodial parents' access to and visitation with their children.

Under this grant, the Division of Public Health will deliver a comprehensive range of activities and services including mediation (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, parenting education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement (encompassing monitoring, supervision, and neutral dropoff and pickup services), and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. The formula grant allocation is determined by the proportion of children in Delaware living with only one biological parent relative to the national total, with a guaranteed minimum allotment of $100,000 annually to the state.