Dept Family & Protective Ser

Dept Family & Protective Ser, a Texas state government entity headquartered in Austin, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering child welfare, family preservation, and adult protective services across Texas. The organization holds no federal contracts and does not pursue procurement vehicles; it functions exclusively as a prime recipient of federal block grants and formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services.

Dept Family & Protective Ser's grant footprint centers on child welfare and family services administered through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The organization is the designated state agency for delivering Title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance programs, child protection services, family preservation initiatives, and support for youth aging out of foster care. Recent major grants include a $215.1 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; a $197.3 million Adoption Assistance block grant (CFDA 93.659) for the same period; a $27.71 million Child Welfare Services formula grant (CFDA 93.645) running through September 30, 2027; and a $23.94 million Promoting Safe and Stable Families formula grant (CFDA 93.556) for the same term. Additional ACF-funded work includes child abuse and neglect prevention and investigation ($10.52 million, CFDA 93.669, through September 30, 2030), kinship navigator services, caseworker visitation, educational training vouchers for former foster youth ($2.27 million, CFDA 93.599), Chafee independent living programming ($6.66 million, CFDA 93.674), and guardianship assistance ($28.2 million block grant through September 30, 2026, CFDA 93.090). The organization also receives grants from the Administration on Aging for Adult Protective Services ($929,207 for FY2026, CFDA 93.698) and from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for home visiting services supporting maternal and early childhood health outcomes in high-risk Texas communities.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Administration for Children and Families accounts for roughly 98% of all awards in the source data, with the Administration on Aging and Maternal and Child Health Bureau comprising the remainder. The combined dollars obligated across all 235 awards totals $11.6 billion, spanning a funding history from 2001 through April 2026. Dept Family & Protective Ser operates as a pass-through entity for many of these grants, sub-awarding funds to county governments, local child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community-based service providers throughout Texas. The organization has received four sub-awards from the Texas Workforce Commission for child care development fund (CCDF) work and preschool development initiatives. Activity remains steady at 10 to 15 awards per calendar year; fifteen awards carry completion dates within the next twenty-four months and represent the organization's recompete and renewal cycle. No federal contracts, IDIQs, GWACs, or schedule positions appear in the award history. The organization's work is statutory and formula-based, not competitive procurement.