Arkansas Department Of Human Services

Arkansas Department of Human Services Office of Finance Division, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Little Rock, operates as a prime recipient of federal grant funding in child welfare, nutrition assistance, substance abuse prevention and treatment, mental health services, and employment training programs. The entity does not hold federal contracts or IDVs; all 112 recent awards in the source are federal grants (CFDA-funded programs), with no sub-award activity.

The Office of Finance administers formula grants and project grants from HHS (Administration for Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), the Department of Agriculture (Food and Nutrition Service, Child Nutrition Division, Food Distribution Division), the Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration), the Department of Justice (Office for Victims of Crime), and the Department of Agriculture (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). Recent grant work centers on five capability areas: child welfare and family services, SNAP and child nutrition administration, behavioral health and substance abuse prevention and treatment, employment and training for seniors and low-income adults, and maternal health infrastructure. Representative awards include a $141.36 million Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant from HHS Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.602) for October 2025 through September 2026; a $41.52 million block grant from SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CFDA 93.959) for substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services through September 2027; a $5.80 million formula grant from HHS Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.645) for child welfare social services through September 2027; a $40.7 million formula grant from USDA Food and Nutrition Service (CFDA 10.646) for Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer benefits through September 2026; and a $3.12 million project grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.235) for Senior Community Service Employment Program activities through June 2026.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to HHS and USDA child welfare, family services, and nutrition assistance programs. HHS Administration for Children and Families is the dominant grantor by award count (32 awards), followed closely by USDA Food and Nutrition Service entities (29 and 13 awards respectively in the top-customer ranking). Together, these three line items represent approximately 79 percent of recent awards. SAMHSA accounts for 6 awards spanning community mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and homelessness prevention grants. HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, and smaller USDA divisions round out the 16 distinct grantor agencies. The combined potential value across all 112 recent awards obligates roughly $1.34 billion, with major dollar concentrations in TANF, SNAP administrative costs, block grants for substance abuse and mental health services, and child welfare services formula grants.

Activity has grown from 21 awards in 2022 to a peak of 32 in 2024, then contracted to 24 in 2025, with only 2 awards recorded year-to-date in 2026 as of the source snapshot. Sixteen awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and therefore face grant extension or recompete decisions. The Office of Finance functions as pass-through grantor for most formula awards, distributing federal funds to local non-profit organizations, community mental health centers, housing authorities, and other service providers. State plan approval and quarterly drawdown mechanics govern the rhythm of funding release for major child welfare, SNAP, and substance abuse block grants. The entity does not pursue competitive federal contracts and operates exclusively within the federal grant ecosystem, with decision authority and recompete risk concentrated in state-level agency plan submissions and HHS/USDA renewal cycles.