Kinship Navigators (93.605)
Kinship Navigators (Assistance Listing 93.605) is run by the Administration for Children and Families, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $1.8 million in 1 grant from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.8 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
There was 1 award in five years, of $1.9 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.8 million
- Grant awards1
- Typical award$1.9 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,768 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1768th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Past notices
Of 3 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in July (2) and March (1).
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
State, local or tribal child welfare agencies, private nonprofit organizations. Private nonprofit organizations must have experience in working with foster children or children in kinship care arrangements. Institutions of higher education as defined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
What the money can and cannot pay for
Discretionary awards are provided for services or activities that are consistent with the purpose of Public Law 118-258, Supporting America's Children and Families Act, Section 427 of the Social Security Act: a kinship navigator program to assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding and using programs and services to meet the needs of the children they are raising and their own needs; and to promote effective partnerships among public and private agencies to ensure kinship caregiver families are served. Kinship navigator grants may include a description of how the funds will be used to evaluate the program to meet the requirements of section 471(e)(4)(C) or help the State transition to a program for which the State will seek reimbursement under section 474(a)(7), for the title IV-E Kinship Navigator program.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Recipients may use grant funds to pay no more than 75 percent of the cost of activities to be carried out under the grant (Section 427(d) of the Social Security Act). No more than 50 percent of the non-federal share may be in kind, as required by Section 427(e) of the Act.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
See Notice of Funding Opportunity published on Grants.gov. Future competitions anticipated beginning from FY 2026 through 2029.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
This program received no new funding in FY 2024.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Kinship Navigators (93.605) awarded $1.8 million across 1 grant award, an average of $1.8 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayfinder Family Services | California | 1 | $1.9 million |
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 1 | $1.9 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | $1.9 million |