The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Georgia Department of Human Services $3,519,933 on October 1, 2025, under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669).
The award funds Georgia's child protective services system, supporting 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; identification, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; inter-agency collaboration procedures; and services to disabled infants with life-threatening conditions and their families. The funding also supports prevention activities including identification of infants born with prenatal drug exposure, referral of lower-risk children to community services, criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents, child protective services worker training, legal protections for families and alleged perpetrators, and Citizen Review Panel support.
The Georgia Department of Human Services, operating through its Family & Children Services division, is the recipient. Performance occurs in Georgia. The period of performance runs October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. The assistance type is formula grant. States submit annual plans and updates due June 30 each year, with Children's Bureau approval or disapproval completed by September 30.