# Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants (93.086)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-086-healthy-marriage-promotion-and-responsible-fatherhood-grants/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $493 million in 241 grants, about $2.0 million per award.

## Objectives

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 promote healthy marriages and/or relationships to ultimately strengthen families. Under the READY4Life (Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life) opportunity, projects provide comprehensive services that help youth build healthy relationship skills now and for the future (including dating, marriage, and co-parenting) while supporting positive socioemotional development and successful transitions to young adulthood. Under the FORGE (Family, Opportunity, Resilience, Grit, Engagement) Fatherhood opportunity, projects support activities to promote responsible fatherhood under each of three broad categories of promoting or sustaining marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities. For the Child Welfare Services to Tribal Families at Risk of Child Abuse or Neglect Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Child Welfare (TTCW) opportunity, projects support Tribal governments in designing and implementing demonstration projects that strengthen collaboration between TANF and Child Welfare systems.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $115 million | 124 |
| 2022 | $93.1 million | 119 |
| 2023 | $67.9 million | 116 |
| 2024 | $111 million | 117 |
| 2025 | $106 million | 117 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montefiore Medical Center | New York | $13.2 million |
| Healthy Relationships California | California | $13.0 million |
| Anthem Strong Families | Texas | $11.9 million |
| Auburn University | Alabama | $11.1 million |
| The Center for Relationship Education | Colorado | $11.1 million |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc | Florida | $11.0 million |
| Gateway Community Service Organization, Inc. | Kentucky | $11.0 million |
| Avance-Houston, Inc. | Texas | $10.6 million |
| South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families | South Carolina | $10.2 million |
| Utah State University | Utah | $8.8 million |
| Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County | California | $8.8 million |
| The Parenting Center | Texas | $7.7 million |
| Ridge Project Inc | Ohio | $7.4 million |
| More Than Conquerors, Inc. | Georgia | $7.2 million |
| Public Strategies, Inc. | Oklahoma | $7.0 million |
| University of Miami | Florida | $7.0 million |
| Zepf Center | Ohio | $6.7 million |
| Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation | New York | $6.4 million |
| The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees | Florida | $6.3 million |
| Live the Life Ministries, Inc. | Florida | $6.2 million |