Federal grants to Department of Children & Family Service
Department of Children & Family Service in Springfield, Illinois received $1.7 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 76 awards. Its largest program was Foster Care Title IV-E, with $783 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $332 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 billion
- Awards76
- Awarded in FY 2025$332 million
- Largest award$195 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 22 | $328 million |
| FY 2022 | 22 | $342 million |
| FY 2023 | 22 | $355 million |
| FY 2024 | 21 | $323 million |
| FY 2025 | 17 | $332 million |
Programs that fund Department of Children & Family Service
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 6 | $783 million |
| Adoption Assistance | 6 | $488 million |
| Title IV-E Prevention Program | 4 | $130 million |
| MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program | 16 | $79.2 million |
| John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood | 6 | $49.2 million |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program | 5 | $47.4 million |
| Guardianship Assistance | 5 | $33.4 million |
| Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants | 6 | $22.0 million |
| Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Grants | 6 | $18.2 million |
| Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program (ETV) | 6 | $14.5 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 76 | $1.7 billion |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER-2025 - foster care | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 25, 2024 | $195 million |
| FOSTER-2023 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 30, 2022 | $161 million |
| FOSTER-2022 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 30, 2021 | $156 million |
| FOSTER-2024 | Foster Care Title IV-E | September 28, 2023 | $149 million |
| FOSTER-2021 | Foster Care Title IV-E | December 28, 2020 | $125 million |
| ADPTASST-2025 - adoption assistance | Adoption Assistance | September 25, 2024 | $115 million |
| ADPTASST-2023 | Adoption Assistance | September 30, 2022 | $107 million |
| ADPTASST-2024 | Adoption Assistance | September 28, 2023 | $101 million |
| ADPTASST-2022 | Adoption Assistance | September 30, 2021 | $96.5 million |
| ADPTASST-2021 | Adoption Assistance | December 28, 2020 | $67.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Children & Family Service get?
$1.7 billion in 76 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Children & Family Service the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.7 billion in 76 awards.
What is Department of Children & Family Service's largest federal grant?
$195 million under Foster Care Title IV-E, with its first action in the period on September 25, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Department of Children & Family Service?
Its largest are Foster Care Title IV-E, Adoption Assistance and Title IV-E Prevention Program.
Other grant recipients in Springfield
- Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Illinois Department of Human Service
- Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
- Department of Public Health Illinois
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