Ssbg-2026 - social services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the New York Office of Children & Family Services $225.550120 million under the Social Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.667) on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2027.

The Social Services Block Grant provides flexible funding enabling states and territories to furnish social services tailored to their populations' needs, supporting goals to reduce dependency, promote self-sufficiency, protect children and adults from neglect and abuse, and help individuals unable to care for themselves remain in their homes or access appropriate institutional arrangements. New York State distributes substantial portions of this award as sub-awards to county-level sub-grantees and community-based nonprofits throughout New York State. Sub-recipients documented in this award include Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Chautauqua, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York City Administration for Children's Services, Oneida, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schuyler, Schenectady, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Staten Island, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, and Yates counties. Recipients implement child welfare services, foster care, adoption assistance, guardianship assistance, and family support programs. Performance occurs throughout New York State with administrative oversight at the New York Office of Children & Family Services.