The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families $6,991,418 under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645) on October 1, 2025. The award, a formula grant, runs through September 30, 2027, and funds child welfare social services delivered statewide in Massachusetts. The program supports state flexibility in developing and expanding coordinated child and family services through community-based agencies. Recipients must submit a five-year agency plan jointly developed by the state Secretary of Health and Human Services and the state, with annual updates due June 30 each year and approval required by September 30. Award funds are drawn down through an account established by the Division of Payment Management after plan approval. The agency administers the award under 45 CFR Parts 75, 1355, and 1357, and must maintain records consistent with 45 CFR 75.361–365.