The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Department of Human Services, Office of the Commissioner (U.S. Virgin Islands) $190,744.08 under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556) on October 1, 2025.
The award funds family preservation, kinship navigator programs, and caseworker visitation services in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The period of performance runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This is a formula grant, allocated to the territory as a designated state agency administering federal entitlement programs under the Social Security Act. The Office of the Commissioner administers the award on behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands and delivers services across child welfare and family support domains. The agency plan or its annual update is due June 30 each year, with Administration for Children and Families approval or disapproval by September 30.