Federal Grant Award Summary

The Executive Office of the State of New Jersey, operating as Children & Families, received a $4.66 million Formula Grant award 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 funding supports comprehensive family preservation and child welfare services designed to prevent child abuse and neglect among at-risk families while maintaining children safely within their homes and communities. The program 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.

As the state's primary administrator of child-focused social services, the awardee strategically sub-awards portions of this federal funding to county governments, nonprofit organizations, and local entities throughout New Jersey to ensure specialized services reach communities statewide. The award demonstrates New Jersey's continued participation in the national formula grant distribution under this program, which allocated approximately $337 million across fifty-five states and Indian tribes in the most recent funding cycle. These funds support preventive services and family stability initiatives that are critical components of New Jersey's broader child welfare and family support infrastructure.