ACF News

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced 11 new Family and Youth Services Bureau’s (FYSB) Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Demonstration Program grants totaling $3,832,817. The grants are referenced in the White House fact sheet celebrating the International Day of the Girl, and highlights actions to support youth in the U.S. and abroad.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently awarded $2.1 million to fund the Affordable Housing and Supportive Services Demonstration (AHSSD) program, a new federal pilot program aimed at strengthening and enhancing wraparound and supportive services available to residents in affordable housing. The funding will support nine grant recipients in eight states and one tribal community.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), recently awarded nearly $1 million to three community-based organizations that provide case management services to survivors of human trafficking from Native communities. Today’s announcement is part of ACF’s ongoing efforts to support the Biden-Harris administration’s whole-of-government response to human trafficking, as outlined in the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking .

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), partnering with the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), announced certain “Title IV-B” child welfare services have been integrated to improve effectiveness.

WASHINGTON — The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the 2023-2024 fellows for the National Head Start Fellowship Program. These five distinguished fellows will embark on a year-long journey at the ACF headquarters, gaining invaluable national policy and programmatic experience that will energize their ongoing work in communities across the country.

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), released nearly $3.7 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to help households with their home energy costs. The funding will help ensure households across the country have the support they need to maintain safe and healthy indoor temperatures, especially as the winter season approaches. With this release, the Biden-Harris administration has invested nearly $22 billion in LIHEAP to date, which is part of the administration’s broader efforts to lower costs for American families. The funding released today is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, which includes $100 million in increased funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in addition to regular appropriations from the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced funding for the Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU)-Head Start partnership program, which invests in degrees and credentials for staff in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Head Start programs. The investment of $2 million announced today increases the annual ACF investment in this critical partnership to $8 million per year. The initiative will result in more than 700 tribal educators graduating with a degree in early childhood by 2028.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), awarded $1.9 million to four local education agencies to partner with expert non-profit organizations and build school-wide capacity to identify and address student’s risk for human trafficking in their communities. This funding is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s whole-of-government response to human trafficking, as outlined in the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking .

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration of Children and Families (ACF), announced $16.7 million in new grant awards to support 39 Community Economic Development (CED) projects. The grants, aligning with Community Economic Development Month in October, will stimulate the creation of more than 575 new, full-time jobs with sustainable wages for individuals living in low-income communities in 26 states.

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families has awarded $9 million to 32 Native American Tribes and Native organizations to help improve the social and economic well-being in their communities. Every year, ANA supports Native-led, community-based projects across the United States, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.