Formula Grant 2601MAFPSS
- Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a $464,745 formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (PSSF, CFDA 93.556), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families. This award is designated for the PSSF Caseworker Visitation initiative (FPSSCV-2026) and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a Block Grant award of $405.97M from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home foster care services throughout Massachusetts, including foster care maintenance payments, case planning and review...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $6.99 million Formula Grant award under the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program (CFDA 93.645) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. This two-year award funds the development and expansion of coordinated child and family services delivered through community-based agencies across...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families received a Formula Grant award of $1,901,637 from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This five-year award supports Massachusetts' child protective services system through funding for intake, assessment, screening, and investigation protocols for child...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $3.4 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The five-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), will support Massachusetts' child protective services system through September 30, 2026. As the stated purpose of the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program is to assist states in...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $2.5 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula-based award funds time-limited prevention services designed to keep children and families together and reduce foster care entry. The grant supports three...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Connecticut Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a Formula Grant award of $1.76M 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 formula award supports DCF's delivery of child maltreatment prevention and family stability services designed to protect at-risk families and ensure children's safety...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $618,450 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to support the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). This federal program aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families $28.96 million in federal funding for FY 2026 under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, funds direct monthly guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from foster...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a formula grant award of $15.69 million from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award funds supportive family services designed to prevent child maltreatment among at-risk families across Florida's 67 counties while ensuring children's safety...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $4.36 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 child maltreatment prevention and family stability services designed to serve at-risk families throughout Massachusetts and ensure children's safety within their homes. Under this award, DCF delivers comprehensive supportive family services including casework services, staff and foster parent training, child protection investigations, kinship navigator programs, and related family support initiatives. The formula grant operates on an annual cycle requiring DCF to submit agency plans or updates by June 30 each year for Administration for Children and Families approval by September 30. As a prime grantee managing multiple federal child welfare programs, DCF coordinates these services with other federal and federally-assisted programs to maximize impact and ensure comprehensive support for vulnerable children and families across the state.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.4m | 6/11/26 |