Fpss-2026 - promoting safe and stable families

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Children Youth & Families New Mexico Department $2,358,592.24 on October 1, 2025, through the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), a formula grant supporting child maltreatment prevention, child safety, and family preservation services.

The award funds supportive family services designed to prevent child maltreatment among families at risk and assure children's safety within the home. Performance occurs in New Mexico across the state's 33 counties through the recipient's administration of comprehensive child welfare, family services, and juvenile justice programs. The Children Youth & Families New Mexico Department, a division of the New Mexico Department of Children headquartered in Santa Fe, serves as the primary state administrator for federal child welfare and family services programs and delivers services through collaboration with state agencies, tribal entities, local juvenile justice boards, county governments, and non-profit service providers.

The award obligates $2,358,592.24 with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. As a formula grant, the award follows a five-year state agency plan structure, with annual plan updates due June 30 and Administration for Children and Families approval or disapproval due by September 30 of each year.