Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals received a $100,000 formula grant award effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, from the Office of Child Support Enforcement under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597). This award supports the State Access and Visitation Program (SAVP), which facilitates non-custodial parent access to and visitation with children through evidence-based interventions. The funded program delivers mediation services (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, parenting education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement including monitoring and supervision, and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. The award represents the statutory minimum allotment for states and is allocated under the federal formula based on the ratio of children living with a single biological parent within West Virginia relative to the national total.

As a formula grant, the award operates under a non-competitive allocation mechanism with a two-year performance period and no option for extension or continuation. Federal funding covers up to 90 percent of the state's eligible expenditures, with West Virginia required to maintain supplement, rather than supplant, existing state spending on these activities at levels no lower than fiscal year 1995 baseline expenditures. The grant follows standard federal compliance requirements under 2 CFR Part 200 and applicable HHS regulations, with all records maintained in accordance with federal recordkeeping standards.