Federal grants to Department of Social Services California
Department of Social Services California in Sacramento, California received $47 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 225 awards. Its largest program was Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with $18 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $9.5 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$47 billion
- Awards225
- Awarded in FY 2025$9.5 billion
- Largest award$3.8 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 53 | $7.9 billion |
| FY 2022 | 50 | $9.3 billion |
| FY 2023 | 57 | $9.7 billion |
| FY 2024 | 57 | $10 billion |
| FY 2025 | 52 | $9.5 billion |
Programs that fund Department of Social Services California
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | 5 | $18 billion |
| State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | 35 | $6.8 billion |
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 7 | $6.4 billion |
| Adoption Assistance | 5 | $3.8 billion |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 5 | $2.9 billion |
| National School Lunch Program | 8 | $2.2 billion |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 6 | $1.4 billion |
| Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children | 4 | $1.3 billion |
| Social Services Block Grant | 5 | $940 million |
| Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs | 10 | $821 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 115 | $36 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 101 | $11 billion |
| Department of Homeland Security | 7 | $44.7 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $7.7 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 1, 2020 | $3.8 billion |
| 2022 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 27, 2021 | $3.6 billion |
| 2025 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 17, 2024 | $3.6 billion |
| 2024 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 30, 2023 | $3.6 billion |
| 2023 TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | October 18, 2022 | $3.6 billion |
| FOSTER-2025 - foster care | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 25, 2024 | $1.4 billion |
| FOSTER-2024 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 28, 2023 | $1.3 billion |
| SNAP state administrative costs | State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | October 3, 2024 | $1.3 billion |
| FOSTER-2023 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 30, 2022 | $1.3 billion |
| SNAP state administrative costs | State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | October 6, 2023 | $1.3 billion |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Social Services California get?
$47 billion in 225 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Social Services California the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $36 billion in 115 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security follow.
What is Department of Social Services California's largest federal grant?
$3.8 billion under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with its first action in the period on October 1, 2020. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Social Services California?
Its largest are Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Foster Care Title IV-E.
Other grant recipients in Sacramento
- California Department of Health Care Services
- Department of Education California
- Department of Transportation California
- California Department of Public Health
- State of California Employment Development Department
- State of California Water Resources Control Board
- Department of Housing & Community Development
- Department of Community Services & Development California
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