Indiana Family And Social Serv

Indiana Family And Social Services Administration is a U.S. state government entity and division of the State of Indiana that receives and administers federal grants for human services, health, nutrition, disability services, and mental health programming statewide across Indiana. The entity operates as a federal grant recipient (100% of recent awards are prime grants) with no federal contracting vehicle seat or sub-award footprint; it does not pursue contracts or subcontract work with federal prime contractors.

The entity's federal award portfolio centers entirely on social safety-net and health services formula grants distributed by HHS, USDA, and the Department of Education. Recent activity spans formula grants, block grants, and project grants across five core program areas. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services dominate the funding base—100 awards including the Medicaid entitlement (CFDA 93.778), which carried $551.558 million in the most recent FY2026 award obligated October 1, 2025, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767) with $360.2 million the same date. The Administration for Community Living (95 awards) funds a constellation of Older Americans Act formula grants including nutrition services ($24.7 million for congregate meals, CFDA 93.045), family caregiver support ($8.463 million, CFDA 93.052), and long-term care ombudsman services ($969 thousand, CFDA 93.042). The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (82 awards) anchors SNAP administration and SNAP Employment and Training funding; recent obligations include $87.338 million for SNAP state administrative costs (CFDA 10.561, October 1, 2025) and $15.917 million for SNAP administrative matching grants (CFDA 10.561, October 2, 2025). The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (81 awards) funds state vocational rehabilitation services ($74.179 million, CFDA 84.126), early intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities ($10.881 million, CFDA 84.181), and supported employment services ($169.685 million, CFDA 84.187).

The entity also receives categorical mental health and substance abuse block grants from SAMHSA. The Centers for Mental Health Services awarded $42.925 million for community mental health services (CFDA 93.958) and $1.103 million for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH, CFDA 93.150, both October 1, 2025). SAMHSA's Centers for Substance Abuse Treatment funded block grants for substance abuse prevention and treatment ($101.686 billion obligated October 1, 2025, CFDA 93.959) and the State Opioid Response program (CFDA 93.788). Supporting services include child care development funding ($567.846 million under the Child Care and Development Block Grant, CFDA 93.575, October 1, 2025), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ($515.291 million, CFDA 93.600, October 1, 2025), and refugee services ($993 thousand, CFDA 93.566). The entity also manages specialized grants such as the Rural Health Transformation Program (GROW initiative, $620.783 million cooperative agreement with CMS, December 29, 2025) and the Preschool Development Grants program ($14.68 million project grant, CFDA 93.434, December 31, 2025).

Award volume has remained stable at 41–47 awards annually over the past five years, with the most recent year showing four awards (reflecting incomplete 2026 data as of the snapshot date). Across the portfolio, 37 awards carry ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months and face recompete or renewal in that window. Indiana Family And Social Services Administration distributes federal funds to sub-recipients including local Area Agencies on Aging, community mental health centers, nonprofit service providers, and workforce development organizations; named sub-awardees visible in recent grant descriptions include Lifestream Services Inc. (doing business as Area 6 Council On Aging Inc.), Centerstone, Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation, and consumer health networks. The entity does not hold parent contract vehicles or engage in federal contracting; its entire federal footprint is formula-based grant distribution under federal entitlement programs serving low-income populations, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and vulnerable populations across Indiana.