Administration for Children and Families — Federal Assistance Programs

The Service Connection for Youth on the Streets, also referred to as the Street Outreach Program (SOP), makes funding available to nonprofit agencies for the purpose…

This program is designed to increase well-being, improve permanency outcomes, and enhance safety of children affected by opioid or other substance abuse. This program specifically focuses…

The Preschool Development Grants (PDG) program seeks to assist states (including territories) in helping low-income and disadvantaged children enter Kindergarten prepared and ready to succeed in…

This funding assists states, territories, tribal governments, and community efforts to support sexual assault survivors and address the increased need for virtual access and emergency services.…

The objective of this program is to fund a wide range of discretionary activities to (A) provide activities for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence…

The purpose of this program is to fund a wide range of discretionary activities for the purpose of: (1) providing resource information, training and technical assistance…

The purpose of this program is to increase public awareness and support primary and secondary prevention of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence; and assist…

The purpose of this program is to provide funding for State Domestic Violence Coalitions (Coalitions): 1) to confirm the federal commitment to reducing domestic violence; 2)…

The Title IV-E Foster Care program supports states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations and tribal consortia (tribes) to provide safe and stable out-of-home care for children under…

The objective is to fund States programs that facilitate access and visitation by non-custodial parents.

The Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) supports states, Indian tribes, tribal organizations and tribal consortia (tribes) who opt to provide guardianship assistance payments to relatives who have…

The Head Start program promotes school readiness by enhancing the cognitive, physical, behavioral, and social-emotional development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social,…

Head Start Disaster Recovery provides supplemental funding for local Head Start programs for disaster relief. In FY 2023, directly related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona…

This program works on strengthening families, with a range of different approaches. Under the HEART (Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive) opportunity, projects support activities to…

The purpose of the Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE) program is to provide funding for the costs of planning, developing, and implementing programs designed to improve the…

This program assists States and eligible Indian Tribes in implementing programs that assist youth who have experienced foster care to make successful transitions into adulthood and…

This program provides awards for the purpose of helping children who are in, or at risk of entering, foster care to reconnect with family members.

The objective of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is to make awards available to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, and Native…

The objectives of the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (PSSF) are: 1) to prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision…

This program provides federal funds for research and evaluation activities that increase knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of projects funded through the Maternal, Infant, and…