Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services received a formula grant award of $456,094.36 from the Administration for Children 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 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 funds comprehensive family support services targeted at at-risk families throughout Montana.

Montana DPHHS will utilize the grant funding to deliver services under the Promoting Safe and Stable Families initiative, which may include general family preservation services, kinship navigator programs that support relatives caring for children, and caseworker visitation initiatives to strengthen child welfare practices. As is typical for formula-funded recipients, Montana DPHHS frequently sub-awards portions of grant funding to local health departments, tribal organizations, nonprofits, community action agencies, and healthcare providers to implement these programs at the community level across the state. The agency is required to maintain an updated five-year agency plan and annual updates due by June 30 each year, subject to approval by the Children's Bureau by September 30.