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More low-income families will be able to save for new home purchases, start or expand small businesses or receive post-secondary education or training as a result of $7.1 million in federal grants issued to 30 organizations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families’ Assets for Independence (AFI) program.

Five tribal entities have been awarded a total of $1.5 million in tribal Title IV-E plan development grants for foster care, adoption and guardianship assistance.

Community-based programs to create savings plans for low-income families were awarded over $9.8 million.

HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has announced it will award new grants totaling more than $1.4 million to nine community-based programs designed to help individuals move toward financial security through its Assets for Independence (AFI) grants.  

HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has awarded nearly $4 million to state-run child support agencies around the country in an effort to better understand individuals’ behavior and decision-making ability when it comes to paying child support.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration for Native Americans (ANA) recently awarded five urgent single-source grants totaling $312,605, to fund projects designed to mitigate the impact of the devastation caused by the tsunami that seriously damaged American Samoa on September 29, 2009.

HHS announced the availability of up to an additional $5 billion in emergency funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. This new Emergency Fund, established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will help states serve more families seeking employment opportunities and other forms of assistance during the economic downturn.