Project Grant 90CF0019

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the State of Connecticut Department of Children & Families a $3.649 million Formula Grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA #93.603) program for fiscal year 2022. The objective of the program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship....

The Kansas Department for Children and Families was awarded a $465,000 Formula Grant 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 grant aims to increase the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship by supporting four sub-awardees who will provide...

This $1,700,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652) supports the American Bar Association (ABA) in operating the National Legal and Judicial Child Welfare Center for Innovation and Advancement. The Center will provide training, technical assistance, and capacity-building programs focused on eliminating barriers to adoption and ensuring permanent,...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Adoption Opportunities (CFDA 93.652) program to the National Council For Adoption. This award will enhance and disseminate existing curricula to educate and empower hospital-based staff on interacting with expectant parents considering adoption. The project, titled the HBAST Program, aims to improve adoption-sensitive practices within hospital...

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) was awarded a $2.61 million Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA #93.603) program. The objective of this program is to incentivize states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship. ODJFS will use this funding from October 1,...

The federal Formula Grant award of $1,515,840.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). The grant supports the Connecticut Department of Children & Families (DCF) in delivering comprehensive services focused on facilitating successful independent living, educational advancement, and personal development for youth...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $55,538,242 Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The funding, which covers the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, enables DCFS to provide comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, recruitment of adoptive families, and administrative...

The Department of Child Safety Arizona (ADCS) received a $2,310,758 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556). This grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables ADCS to deliver critical child welfare and family support services in Arizona. Key activities include providing adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption...

The federal Block Grant award provides $2,098,737,344.00 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Children Youth and Families to support the Foster Care Title IV-E program. This program funds 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 systems. The ultimate goal is to support children until they can...

The Illinois Department of Children & Family Service will receive $602,000 under a FY 2022 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant funding supports the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA #93.603) from 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...