Family Services Dept

Family Services Dept Wyoming DFS Division, a U.S. state government entity headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, operates as a prime recipient of federal grant funding across child welfare, family services, nutrition assistance, energy assistance, and juvenile justice programs administered by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Justice. The division does not hold federal contracts or contract IDVs; its footprint is entirely grant-funded across 18 distinct federal agencies.

Wyoming DFS operates as the prime recipient on 719 federal grants (100% of recent awards) with minimal sub-recipient engagement. The organization's grant portfolio spans formula grants, block grants, project grants, and cooperative agreements distributed through federal grant programs rather than competitive solicitation. Over the past five years, award volume has remained consistent at 34 to 45 awards annually, with 720 total awards in the source dataset and $2.11 billion in combined dollars obligated across all awards.

Customer concentration is dominated by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The source lists five entries for top customer agencies by award count with overlapping HHS ACF and USDA FNS entries; the consolidated view shows HHS ACF and USDA FNS as the anchor customers, accounting for approximately 78% of the award count. Representative work includes a $27.6 million Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, CFDA 93.558) block grant for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) supporting direct financial assistance and employment services to low-income families, distributed through 18 sub-awards to Wyoming counties and nonprofits including Climb Wyoming; an $18.3 million Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG, CFDA 93.575) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028 funding child care subsidies and quality improvement; a $20.49 million Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, CFDA 93.568) grant for October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027 supporting energy assistance and weatherization for low-income households; and a $4.85 million State Administrative Matching Grants for SNAP (CFDA 10.561) grant for October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 funding SNAP administration and employment and training initiatives.

Wyoming DFS also holds significant Title IV child welfare funding including a $3.3 million Foster Care Title IV-E block grant (CFDA 93.658), a $1.321 million Adoption Assistance block grant (CFDA 93.659), a $500,000 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program award (CFDA 93.674) supporting independent living services for youth aging out of foster care, and a $224,808 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants award (CFDA 93.669) running through September 30, 2030. Project grant work includes a $2.38 million Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program award (CFDA 93.870) from the Health Resources and Services Administration announced September 30, 2025, supporting evidence-based home visiting services through the Parents as Teachers model across seven Wyoming counties, and an Emergency Solutions Grant (CFDA 14.231) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development supporting homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing services.

Wyoming DFS distributes funding to sub-recipients and partner organizations across multiple programs. Named sub-awardees include the Food Bank of Wyoming (supporting TEFAP, LIHEAP, and child welfare services), Climb Wyoming (providing job training and SNAP employment and training services), the University of Wyoming (SNAP nutrition education), Council of Community Services (energy assistance in Campbell County), Wyoming Weatherization Services (weatherization and energy efficiency), Easter Seals-Goodwill Northern Rocky Mountain (SNAP employment and training), Western States Learning Corp (doing business as Align, providing program administration), and county governments throughout Wyoming. For grant programs requiring pass-through funding, Wyoming DFS acts as the pass-through entity administering federal allocations to local implementing agencies.

Fifty-two awards held by Wyoming DFS carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and face recompete or continuation renewal. The division's activity pattern shows stability across the fiscal year grant calendar, with most awards concentrated on October 1 start dates corresponding to federal fiscal year cycles. Wyoming DFS operates under 45 CFR Part 75 and 2 CFR Part 200 compliance requirements for all awards, with annual plan updates due to administering agencies by June 30 or specified federal deadlines.