NCCAN1-2026 - child abuse and neglect state grant - part 1

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services $3,273,648 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA 93.669) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2030.

The award funds North Carolina's child protective services system improvements, including intake, assessment, screening, and investigation of child abuse and neglect reports; risk and safety assessment protocols; training for child protective services workers and mandated reporters; programs and procedures for identification, prevention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect; procedures for collaboration among child protection services, domestic violence, and other agencies; and services to disabled infants with life-threatening conditions and their families. The award also supports prevention activities including addressing the needs of infants born with prenatal drug exposure, referring children not at risk of imminent harm to community services, implementing criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and other adults in their homes, and supporting Citizen Review Panels.

Performance occurs across the United States. The recipient serves as the state's designated administering agency for child welfare and related programs and distributes federal resources across all one hundred North Carolina counties, including to county social services departments, health departments, nonprofit organizations, and community-based providers. Annual state plan updates are due by June 30 each year, with Children's Bureau approval or disapproval completed by September 30.