# Title IV-E Prevention Program (93.472)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-472-title-iv-e-prevention-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Title IV-E Prevention Program is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $665 million in 128 grants, about $5.2 million per award.

## Objectives

The Title IV-E Prevention Program provides funding for time-limited prevention services, including mental health, substance abuse, and in-home parent skill-based services for children or youth who are candidates for foster care, pregnant or parenting youth in foster care, and the parents or kin caregivers of those children and youth. These services are available when the needs of the child, a parent, or a caregiver are directly related to the safety, permanence, or well-being of the child or to preventing the child from entering foster care. These services are to be provided to children and families without regard to children’s eligibility for title IV-E foster care maintenance payments.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $64.7 million | 20 |
| 2022 | $75.7 million | 34 |
| 2023 | $186 million | 62 |
| 2024 | $188 million | 79 |
| 2025 | $151 million | 54 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Children & Family Service | Illinois | $130 million |
| Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for | Kentucky | $114 million |
| Family and Social Services Administration, Indiana | Indiana | $43.1 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $41.8 million |
| Department of Child Services | Indiana | $39.7 million |
| Kansas Department for Children and Families | Kansas | $38.3 million |
| District of Columbia, Government of | District of Columbia | $35.7 million |
| Department of Human Services Colorado | Colorado | $32.4 million |
| Maryland Department of Human Services | Maryland | $20.3 million |
| Maine Department of Health and Human Services | Maine | $18.9 million |
| IA Department of Human Services | Iowa | $18.5 million |
| Arkansas Department of Human Services | Arkansas | $17.6 million |
| Department of Childrens Services Tennessee | Tennessee | $16.0 million |
| Minnesota Department of Human Services | Minnesota | $13.5 million |
| Virginia Department of Social Services | Virginia | $11.9 million |
| RI Department of Children Youth & Families | Rhode Island | $11.0 million |
| Department of Social Services California | California | $9.8 million |
| Utah Department of Health and Human Services | Utah | $9.4 million |
| PA Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania | $5.8 million |
| New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services | New Hampshire | $5.8 million |