Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The State of Arkansas Judiciary Administrative Office of the Courts received a formula grant award of $100,126 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports the establishment and administration of programs designed to facilitate non-custodial parents' access to and visitation with their children throughout Arkansas.

The funding enables the AOC to deliver mediation services, counseling, parenting education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement mechanisms (including monitoring and supervision), and guidelines for alternative custody arrangements. As a formula-based allocation determined by the number of children living with a single biological parent within the state, this award represents Arkansas's allotment under the federal program's standardized funding mechanism. The grant supplements rather than replaces existing state expenditures for similar activities and aligns with the broader federal objective of promoting meaningful parent-child connections and shared parenting approaches across the state's judicial system.