Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities (93.670)
Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities (Assistance Listing 93.670) is run by the Administration for Children and Families, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $79.3 million in 46 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.3 million. Half of the 46 awards fell between $825,000 and $1.7 million, and they ranged from $65,983 to $11.2 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$79.3 million
- Grant awards46
- Typical award$1.3 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$12.3 million
- Size rank873 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $18.6 million in fiscal 2021 to $12.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 873rd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 81% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 25 states and territories.
What the program funds
This program improves the national, state, and community activities for the prevention, assessment, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect through research, demonstration, service improvement, evaluation of best practices, dissemination of information, and technical assistance.
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.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States, local governments, tribes, public agencies or private agencies or organizations (or combinations of such agencies or organizations) engaged in activities related to the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funds are awarded to : (1) provide technical assistance to public and private nonprofit agencies; (2) conduct research and service demonstration projects to identify, assess, prevent and treat child abuse and neglect, which may include the nature and scope of effective practices relating to differential response, child abuse and neglect issues facing Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiians, the impact of child abuse and neglect on the incidence and the progression of disabilities; effective approaches to inter-agency collaboration between child protection, juvenile justice and domestic violence providers; (3)research on the incidence, consequences and prevalence of child abuse and neglect, and (4) disseminate information on the incidence, causes, prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect which may include the dissemination of best practices to meet the needs of special populations. Project funds may not be used for construction. This program is funded using available discretionary funding.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
See latest Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) published on Grants.gov.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2024 grants ranged between $274,910 and $2,492,412 with an average award of $722,793.90.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities (93.670) awarded$79.3 million across 46 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 73% of the money, colleges and universities 13% and state and local governments 12%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 31 | $58.1 million | 73% |
| Colleges and universities | 5 | $10.3 million | 13% |
| State and local governments | 9 | $9.7 million | 12% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 1 | $1.5 million | 1.9% |
By state
23 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 6 | $15.9 million |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $13.6 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $8.0 million |
| Maryland | 3 | $3.7 million |
| Minnesota | 2 | $3.6 million |
| Oregon | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Florida | 2 | $2.5 million |
| New York | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Washington | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Kentucky | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Kansas | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Mississippi | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Missouri | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Nebraska | 1 | $1.2 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Texas | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Illinois | 3 | $1.0 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Alaska | 1 | $829,574 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $825,000 |