Federal Grant Award Summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) received a Formula Grant award of $867,594 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACF) under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award, designated as FPSSCV-2026 PSSF Caseworker Visitation, funds supportive family services and caseworker visitation activities designed to prevent child maltreatment among at-risk families and promote child safety within the home. The formula grant award is part of ACF's annual allocation cycle to state child welfare agencies and supports North Carolina's broader child welfare administration, which manages foster care, adoption assistance, and family preservation services across all 100 counties.

As the state's designated administrator for child welfare programs, NC DHHS will deploy these funds to enhance caseworker capacity and direct family support services aligned with the program's objectives to strengthen family stability and prevent child abuse and neglect. The award represents one component of North Carolina's comprehensive federal child welfare portfolio, which totaled over $286 million combined for foster care and adoption assistance in fiscal year 2026. Formula awards under PSSF operate on an annual renewal cycle requiring state agency plan updates by June 30 each year, with ACF approval due by September 30.