Federal grants to Department of Child Services
Department of Child Services in Indianapolis, Indiana received $3.1 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 99 awards. Its largest program was Child Care and Development Block Grant, with $1.4 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $296 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$3.1 billion
- Awards99
- Awarded in FY 2025$296 million
- Largest award$540 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 34 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2022 | 23 | $394 million |
| FY 2023 | 24 | $476 million |
| FY 2024 | 27 | $363 million |
| FY 2025 | 20 | $296 million |
Programs that fund Department of Child Services
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 5 | $1.4 billion |
| Adoption Assistance | 6 | $473 million |
| Child Support Enforcement | 6 | $413 million |
| Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | 3 | $345 million |
| Social Services Block Grant | 5 | $162 million |
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 2 | $136 million |
| Title IV-E Prevention Program | 2 | $39.7 million |
| John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood | 6 | $35.6 million |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program | 5 | $32.1 million |
| MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program | 16 | $27.7 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 99 | $3.1 billion |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $540 million |
| CDC6-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | April 14, 2021 | $338 million |
| CCC5-2021 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | February 1, 2021 | $225 million |
| CCDF-2021 | Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund | October 1, 2020 | $200 million |
| CCDD-2023 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | October 28, 2022 | $173 million |
| CCDD-2022 | Child Care and Development Block Grant | November 2, 2021 | $133 million |
| ADPTASST-2025 - adoption assistance | Adoption Assistance | September 25, 2024 | $114 million |
| CSE-2023 | Child Support Enforcement | September 30, 2022 | $103 million |
| ADPTASST-2024 | Adoption Assistance | September 28, 2023 | $99.5 million |
| SCSS-2024 | Child Support Enforcement | September 28, 2023 | $96.6 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Department of Child Services get?
$3.1 billion in 99 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Department of Child Services the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $3.1 billion in 99 awards.
What is Department of Child Services's largest federal grant?
$540 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 Department of Child Services?
Its largest are Child Care and Development Block Grant, Adoption Assistance and Child Support Enforcement.
Other grant recipients in Indianapolis
- Indiana Family and Social Serv
- Department of Education Indiana
- Indiana Department of Transportation
- Indiana Department of Health
- State of Indiana
- Trustees of Indiana University
- Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
- Indiana Finance Authority
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