Formula Grant 26DDMASOSR
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $92 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant award (CFDA 93.658) from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the delivery of safe and stable out-of-home care services for children under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts state child welfare systems. The funding enables DCF to provide...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $40 million block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2026. This award provides Federal Financial Participation (FFP) to support adoption subsidy costs for children with...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $618,450 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025 to support the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). This federal program aims to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases, including sexual abuse and exploitation incidents, in a...
- The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $3.4 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The five-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), will support Massachusetts' child protective services system through September 30, 2026. As the stated purpose of the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program is to assist states in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission for the Blind received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $447,134 from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Under this formula grant, MCB provides comprehensive social services designed to reduce dependency, promote self-sufficiency, and support vulnerable populations within Massachusetts. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office of Child Care, under the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, awarded the Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care $47.2 million in formula grant funding under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF, CFDA 93.596). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, provides mandatory and matching funds to support child care services for...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care received a $40.5 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Discretionary award (CFDA 93.575) from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This block grant funds child care services and early education infrastructure designed to expand access to affordable, quality child care for low-income...
- The Massachusetts Department of Revenue received a $52.86 million Block Grant under the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563) from the Office of Child Support Enforcement, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds the administration of Massachusetts' Title IV-D (child support enforcement) plan, enabling the state to provide comprehensive child support enforcement services including locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child,...
- FY 2026 Guardianship Assistance Block Grant Summary The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a $7 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (CFDA 93.090) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. This funding supports guardianship assistance payments to relative caregivers who have assumed legal guardianship of eligible children transitioning from...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $9.3 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant enables Kansas to deliver a flexible array of social services tailored to the needs of its resident populations, including child welfare, adult protective services,...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $21.9 million from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. Under this formula grant, DCF delivers flexible social services tailored to Massachusetts residents' needs, including child welfare services, child protection investigations, adult protective services, mental health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, nutrition assistance, energy assistance, employment and training programs, and community support services. The funding supports casework services, staff and foster parent training, adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments, kinship navigator programs, and educational vouchers for former foster youth. DCF, as the prime grantee, administers SSBG funds as part of its broader federal grant portfolio supporting comprehensive child welfare and family protection initiatives across the state. The Secretary of Commonwealth Massachusetts, through its Massachusetts Archives Division, serves as a sub-recipient providing administrative and archival support to DCF's grant initiatives. Like all states and territories receiving SSBG funding, Massachusetts must submit Pre-Expenditure Reports and Intended Use Plans on specified deadlines and maintain detailed expenditure records. Funds are distributed quarterly upon federal acceptance of required reporting documentation, with SSBG operating as an automatic allocation program based on established population-based formulas rather than through competitive application.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 1/13/26 | ||
| Not listed | $11.0m | 12/10/25 | ||
| Not listed | $11.0m | 12/10/25 |