Arkansa Department Of Human Services

The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Aging, Adult & Behavioral Health Services (doing business as Division of Behavioral Health Services) is a U.S. state government entity based in Little Rock, Arkansas that receives federal grant funding to operate behavioral health, child protective services, adult protective services, and nutrition assistance programs serving vulnerable populations statewide.

The division operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient — 121 awards across its federal footprint, all as prime recipient, with no subcontract or prime contracting activity. The division does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles. Federal funding sources concentrate heavily within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) anchors the footprint with 71 awards across multiple block grant and project grant programs; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services contributes 22 awards; and the Administration for Children and Families funds 13 awards. These four customer lines account for approximately 88% of recent awards. The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the Administration on Aging round out the active customer set.

The division's grant portfolio spans substance abuse prevention and treatment block grants (CFDA 93.959), community mental health services block grants (CFDA 93.908), child abuse and neglect state grants (CFDA 93.669), adult protective services formula grants (CFDA 93.698), the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program (PATH, CFDA 93.150), Promoting Safe and Stable Families formula grants, and SNAP Employment and Training technical assistance (CFDA 10.537). Representative awards include a $116,469 two-year Elder Justice Act Adult Protective Services block grant from the Administration on Aging (April 2026 through March 2028) to strengthen coordinated elder protection systems, a $1,826,982 five-year child protective services formula grant from the Administration for Children and Families (October 2021 through September 2026, CFDA 93.669) supporting child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment, a $1,132,473 substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant from SAMHSA (September 2021 through September 2025, CFDA 93.959) funding alcohol and drug abuse intervention, and a $664,900 cooperative agreement with USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (September 2021 through September 2024, CFDA 10.537) supporting SNAP Employment and Training data modernization and technical assistance.

Award activity has declined modestly over the past three years — five awards in 2022 declining to one annual award in both 2025 and 2026 — though this reflects reporting or portfolio consolidation rather than loss of funding, given the division's combined dollar obligation of $822.5 million across the full history. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reducing immediate recompete exposure.