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...
This $22,063,216 federal Formula Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) program (CFDA 93.667). The grant recipient is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF), a state government agency responsible for child welfare services in Massachusetts. Through this SSBG grant, the DCF delivers a wide range of critical child welfare services,...
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $1.73 million formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of this federal grant program is to incentivize states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through...
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) was awarded a $254,810,752 Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658). This grant will support DCF in providing a comprehensive range of child welfare services, including foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance, guardianship support, and independent living programs for youth...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $117,509,690.00 Child Support Services (CFDA 93.563) block grant to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 1, 2024. This grant supports the state's efforts to enforce child support obligations, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal, and medical support orders to ensure children receive adequate financial support. Services delivered under this block grant...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Virginia Department of Social Services $4.7 million under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant aims to support and improve state child protective services systems. Specifically, the Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Finance will utilize the funding to deliver child protective...
The Florida Department of Children and Families received a $10.5 million Formula Grant award from the 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 Florida's efforts to improve its child protective services system through September 30, 2026. As outlined in the program description, the funding will assist the state in enhancing...
The Maryland Department of Human Services received a $3.39 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The five-year award, provided under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669), will support Maryland's efforts to improve its child protective services system through September 2026. As the designated state agency, the Maryland Department of Human Services will work to assist and protect abused...
The Minnesota Department of Human Services received a $4.97 million Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The funding supports the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. Through this award, the Minnesota Department of Human Services will assist the state's child protective services system by supporting and improving programs to help prevent child abuse and...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,874,464 Formula Grant to the Connecticut Department of Children & Families from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026 under the Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants program (CFDA #93.669). The grant aims to support and improve Connecticut's child protective services system by funding services delivered by the Department of Children & Families and Governor's Office. As the designated...