Federal Grant Award Summary

The North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services received a $8.8 million formula grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556) for the period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award funds comprehensive family support services designed to prevent child maltreatment, maintain children safely within their homes and communities, and promote family stability and permanency among at-risk populations throughout North Carolina.

The grant supports the delivery of family preservation services, kinship navigator programs that assist relatives caring for children, and caseworker visitation initiatives to strengthen child welfare practice. NC DHHS serves as the prime recipient and implements these services across the state's 100 counties through coordination with regional managed care organizations, universities, community health centers, and local governmental entities. As a formula-based award, the funding is distributed according to federal allocation methodology and is contingent upon NC DHHS's submission and approval of required agency plans and annual updates, with funds obligated following plan approval by the Children's Bureau.