Federal grants to Arkansas Department of Human Services
Arkansas Department of Human Services in Little Rock, Arkansas received $1.4 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 46 awards. Its largest program was Child Care and Development Block Grant, with $762 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $88.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.4 billion
- Awards46
- Awarded in FY 2025$88.7 million
- Largest award$286 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 23 | $792 million |
| FY 2022 | 14 | $185 million |
| FY 2023 | 15 | $233 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $80.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $88.7 million |
Programs that fund Arkansas Department of Human Services
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 5 | $762 million |
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 7 | $212 million |
| Adoption Assistance | 6 | $190 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 3 | $144 million |
| Community Services Block Grant | 5 | $47.0 million |
| Title IV-E Prevention Program | 6 | $17.6 million |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program | 1 | $2.9 million |
| Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants | 3 | $2.8 million |
| Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program | 3 | $1.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 44 | $1.4 billion |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $454,200 |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $101,706 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $286 million |
| CDC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $179 million |
| CCC5-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | February 1, 2021 | $119 million |
| CCDD-2023 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | October 28, 2022 | $101 million |
| CCDF-2021 | Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | October 1, 2020 | $92.0 million |
| CCDD-2022 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | November 2, 2021 | $77.5 million |
| ADPTASST-2025 - adoption assistance | Adoption Assistance | September 25, 2024 | $46.8 million |
| FOSTER-2023 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 30, 2022 | $46.4 million |
| FOSTER-2022 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 30, 2021 | $44.8 million |
| FOSTER-2024 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 28, 2023 | $44.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Arkansas Department of Human Services get?
$1.4 billion in 46 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Arkansas Department of Human Services the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.4 billion in 44 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Arkansas Department of Human Services's largest federal grant?
$286 million under Child Care and Development Block Grant, with its first action in the period on April 14, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Arkansas Department of Human Services?
Its largest are Child Care and Development Block Grant, Foster Care Title IV-E and Adoption Assistance.
Other grant recipients in Little Rock
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
- Department of Education Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Transportation
- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
- Arkansas Department of Health
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
- Arkansas Department of Human Services
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