Federal Grant Award Summary

The Florida Department of Children and Families received a $562,093 formula grant 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 Florida's 67 counties.

The funded program delivers a comprehensive range of services and activities including mediation (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, parent education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement with monitoring and supervision capabilities, neutral drop-off and pick-up services, and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. The formula grant allocation is determined by the proportion of children in Florida living with a single biological parent relative to the national total. DCF implements these services through partnerships with over 50 local non-profit organizations and community entities, ensuring statewide delivery of access and visitation support services designed to promote meaningful parent-child connections and shared parenting approaches.