Federal Grant Award Summary

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Children Youth & Families New Mexico DEP a $100,000 formula grant under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597) for the two-year period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports New Mexico's establishment and administration of programs that facilitate non-custodial parents' access to and visitation with their children. The funded activities encompass mediation (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, parent education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement including monitoring and supervision services, and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements.

As the designated state agency administering this formula grant, Children Youth & Families New Mexico DEP will deliver these access and visitation support services across New Mexico's 33 counties in coordination with state agencies, tribal entities, local juvenile justice boards, county governments, and non-profit service providers. The formula allocation is determined by the proportion of children in New Mexico living with only one biological parent relative to the national total, with a federal matching requirement of 90 percent of eligible state expenditures, subject to the established state allotment cap.