Federal Grant Award Summary

The State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $139,357 formula grant award 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). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports Wisconsin's establishment and administration of programs that facilitate non-custodial parents' access to and visitation with their children.

Under this federal grant, Wisconsin DCF delivers a range of family support services including mediation, counseling, parenting education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement (encompassing monitoring, supervision, and neutral drop-off and pick-up services), and creation of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. As a formula grant allocated based on the state's proportion of children living with a single biological parent relative to the national total, the funding enables DCF to supplement existing state expenditures in these areas while maintaining service levels consistent with fiscal year 1995 baseline spending, in compliance with federal non-supplantation requirements.