Child Support Services
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.563
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 2,311 $133,422,166,681 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Block Grant
- Formula Grant
- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 75-1501-0-1-609
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families operates the Child Support Services program (CFDA 93.563), which funds state and tribal child support enforcement agencies to locate absent parents, establish paternity, and enforce support obligations for children, with the most recent grant awards made on July 1, 2026.
This is a mature, high-volume funding program with 2,311 awards issued since 1992. Recent activity has been consistent, with awards averaging 110–136 per year over the past five years; only two awards appeared in 2026 to date, reflecting the fiscal-year award cycle that concentrates disbursements in October. The program has obligated $133.42 billion in federal dollars across its lifetime, with an additional $1.76 billion in non-federal matching or cost-share contributions, indicating substantial state and tribal co-investment.
Funding is concentrated entirely within HHS Administration for Children and Families, which issued all 2,311 awards. The assistance-type distribution is dominated by Block Grants (56 percent of awards) and Formula Grants (40 percent), with smaller shares of Cooperative Agreements (3 percent) and Project Grants (1 percent). Block Grant awards to states range widely—Texas received $884.68 million for FY2026, while others such as Kentucky received $323,958. Tribal child support comprehensive grants typically fall between $600,000 and $4.1 million; tribal startup awards are also available.
Recent representative awards include FY2026 Tribal Child Support Comprehensive Grants to multiple tribes (October 1, 2025 start date), with individual obligated amounts ranging from $429,502 to $4.1 million, and large state block grants such as New Jersey ($493.23 million), Michigan ($451.47 million), and Minnesota ($346.85 million), also with October 1, 2025 effective dates.
No grant opportunities are currently open. The most recent solicitations posted are from 2019–2020: Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting (Cohorts 1 and 2), which invited Cooperative Agreements from states and federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribal governments to develop educational interventions on parental financial and legal responsibilities for teens and young adults ages 13–25. Those opportunities' application due dates (June 29, 2020 and March 24, 2021) have passed.
Objective and description
- Objective
The primary objective of this program is to ensure that children receive financial support from both parents, even when they live separately.
- Description
The purpose of this program is to establish and enforce the support obligations owed by absent parents to their children, locate absent parents, establish paternity, and obtain child, spousal and medical support.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
All States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Each of these jurisdictions is required to establish or designate a single and separate State Child Support Enforcement Agency. Tribes are eligible and we currently have sixty tribal child support programs.
- Beneficiary eligibility
The State must provide support enforcement services to: (1) All applicants for, or recipients of TANF, Foster Care Maintenance Payments, and Medicaid, for whom an assignment to the State of support rights has been made and who are in need of such services; (2) all individuals who cease to receive TANF; (3) individuals who provide authorization to the IV-D agency to continue support enforcement services; and (4) any other individual who is in need of such services and who has applied for them.
- Uses of assistance
States and some Tribes provide support enforcement services directly to individuals who are receiving federally-funded Foster Care Maintenance Payments, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) (or those who cease to receive TANF), and to individuals not otherwise eligible for such services. TANF, Medicaid, and certain federally funded Foster Care applicants or recipients must have assigned support rights to the State. Non-TANF individuals other than those who cease to receive TANF and/or who provide authorization to the IV-D agency to continue support enforcement services, must have signed a written application for support enforcement services. The State must provide services to locate absent parents, establish paternity and enforce support obligations.
- Use restrictions
Only approved state plan IV-D program expenditures are allowed.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Post award, the Division of Payment Management will establish an account from which a recipient may draw down award funds. Performance is assessed on an annual basis. This program operates on a cash accounting basis and each year's funding and accounting is discrete.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
State officials prepare and review state plans and amendments. Regional Office staff are available for consultation or assistance in preparation of State plans and amendments. The standard application form SF-424M and State Plan as required by 45 CFR Chapter II Part 200, must be used for this program. State officials review State Plans and amendments before they are submitted.
- Award procedure
States are awarded funds quarterly based on their estimates of funds needed to provide support enforcement services to individuals eligible under an approved Title IV-D State plan. These awards are made up of matching funds (Federal Financial Participation - FFP), and incentive funds that states earn based on good or improved performance.
- Time to approval or disapproval
State Plans and amendments submitted as new State Plans, and Plan amendments may require up to 90 days for approval.
- Renewals
Once approved, State IV-D plans remain in effect until amended or revised.
- Appeals
The State may request reconsideration of plan disapproval or plan amendment disapproval within 60 days after that disapproval.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting - Cohort 2 | Closed | ||
| Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 2,311 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Department Of Child Support Services | $19,910,194,065 | 15% |
| 2 | Attorney General Of Texas | $9,077,013,699 | 7% |
| 3 | State Of Florida Department Of Revenue | $6,559,281,618 | 5% |
| 4 | New York State Office Of Temporary & Disability Assistance | $6,475,332,166 | 5% |
| 5 | Pa Department Of Human Services | $5,973,118,048 | 4% |
| 6 | Ohio Department Of Job & Family Services | $5,380,358,065 | 4% |
| 7 | New Jersey Department Of Human Services | $4,936,755,568 | 4% |
| 8 | Michigan Department Of Health And Human Services | $4,770,806,141 | 4% |
| 9 | North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services | $3,831,736,056 | 3% |
| 10 | Illinois Department Of Healthcare & Family Services | $3,811,364,927 | 3% |
10 of 185 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $11,493,440,849 |
| FY2025 | $20,138,772,295 |
| FY2024 | $10,793,787,053 |
| FY2023 | $22,714,334,914 |
| FY2022 | $11,652,064,564 |
| FY2021 | $4,458,126,087 |
| FY2020 | $4,472,747,528 |
| FY2019 | $8,671,759,489 |
| FY2018 | $3,651,572,665 |
| FY2017 | $3,572,503,480 |
| FY2016 | $3,306,670,850 |
| FY2015 | $4,248,641,559 |
| FY2014 | $1,751,165,458 |
| FY2013 | $2,252,530,197 |
| FY2012 | $3,440,297,782 |
| FY2011 | $3,176,826,044 |
| FY2010 | $3,768,267,947 |
| FY2009 | $3,235,037,389 |
| FY2008 | $3,352,895,864 |
| FY2007 | $3,188,614,035 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.563?
Assistance Listing 93.563 is Child Support Services, a federal grant program run by Administration for Children and Families (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for Child Support Services?
Its CFDA number is 93.563: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.563 awarded?
2,311 grant awards under 93.563 have obligated $133,422,166,681 in federal funds to 185 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.563?
The recipients obligated the most under Child Support Services are California Department Of Child Support Services ($19,910,194,065), Attorney General Of Texas ($9,077,013,699) and State Of Florida Department Of Revenue ($6,559,281,618).
How much did 93.563 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 93.563 obligated $20,138,772,295 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.563?
No opportunity listed under 93.563 is open now. The latest, Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting - Cohort 2, was posted on June 12, 2020.
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