Federal Grant Award Summary

The Georgia Department of Human Services, operating through its Family & Children Services division, received a $9.4 million formula grant award 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 funding supports comprehensive family preservation and child welfare services designed to prevent child maltreatment, maintain children safely within their homes and communities, and promote family stability. The award encompasses multiple service components, including general family preservation services, kinship navigator programs that support relatives caring for children, and caseworker visitation initiatives to strengthen child welfare practice and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect among at-risk families in Georgia.

As a formula grant recipient, Georgia DHS will administer these funds in accordance with a five-year agency plan jointly developed with the Administration for Children and Families, with annual plan updates due by June 30 each year. The funding integrates with Georgia DHS's broader portfolio of federal child welfare programs and represents a significant allocation within the national PSSF program, which distributed approximately $337 million across fifty-five state and tribal formula grants in the same funding cycle. The award directly supports vulnerable populations across Georgia through evidence-based family support services and child protection initiatives.