The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1.1 million block grant to the Georgia Department of Human Services from October 2021 through September 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA #93.643). The grant aims to improve child abuse and neglect case assessment, investigation, and coordination to limit additional trauma, in line with the program's goal of enacting child protection system reforms. As the state-level...
The Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services in Georgia received a $126,332,475 Child Support Services block grant (CFDA 93.563) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant funding period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The purpose of this program is to enforce child support obligations and promote responsible parenting by locating absent parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child and...
The Department of Human Services, Georgia Department of Human Services Division, doing business as Agent Services, received a $400,522 federal block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. The award period is from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026. This block grant funding enables the department to enhance and improve the coordinated system of adult...
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OK DHS) was awarded a $2,453,276 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (HHS ACF). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. The funding supports OK DHS's delivery of services through the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669). Specifically, the grant assists the state in improving its child protective services system and supporting...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Georgia Department of Human Services $3.693 million under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA 93.603) Formula Grant program for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentives program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Center For Child Advocacy, Inc. (GACFCA), a non-profit organization, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). This 1-year award supports GACFCA's delivery of community-based services, education, and outreach to families affected by abuse or trauma. Key services include evidence-based therapies like Problematic Sexual Behavior-Cognitive...
The federal Block Grant award, provided by the Administration on Children Youth and Families (CFDA 93.658 - Foster Care Title IV-E), will provide $117,934,511.00 to the Department of Human Services in Georgia over the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support a comprehensive range of child welfare services, including foster care maintenance payments, administrative expenses, training for staff and foster parents, and support for foster care case management...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the Georgia Department of Human Services a $999,166 Formula Grant under the Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program (CFDA 93.747) for the period of August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. This funding will support Georgia's efforts to develop, implement, and evaluate elder abuse prevention interventions and programs, including adult protective services, with the goal of demonstrating strategies to...
The Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services in Georgia received a $494,475,438 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This funding supports a range of social services and assistance for low-income families in Georgia, including cash aid, employment training, child welfare programs, and domestic violence support. Through sub-awards to 17 community...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $20.4 million block grant to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of Georgia from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program, which aims to increase awareness and support for primary and secondary prevention of family violence through September 30, 2025. As the state administering...