The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the MS Department of Child Protection Services $2,560,756.24 on October 1, 2025, under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), a formula grant supporting child maltreatment prevention and family support services.
The award funds the delivery of supportive family services to prevent child maltreatment among families at risk and to assure children's safety within the home, as part of Mississippi's comprehensive child welfare and protection portfolio. The MS Department of Child Protection Services administers this funding alongside other federal grants supporting foster care maintenance, adoption assistance, child welfare case management, independent living programs, kinship navigation, and community-based child abuse prevention services.
The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Services are delivered in Mississippi.
As a formula award, the grant was obligated following submission and approval of the state's agency plan under the five-year planning cycle required by the program. Formula awards under this program are issued to existing recipients based on satisfactory progress and compliance with award terms and conditions.