Assistance Listing 93.556
Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program
Administration for Children and Families · Department of Health and Human Services
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 890 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $189,739. Expect about 62 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 4%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 2% higher ed · 51% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $190K
- $29K – $360K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 283
- $336M committed to them
- Usually posts
- May
- biennial · 62-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | Government | NC | 18 | $58,994,091 |
| Social Services South Carolina Department | Government | SC | 17 | $29,289,929 |
| Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services | Government | NE | 17 | $9,986,911 |
| District of Columbia, Government of | Government | DC | 17 | $5,056,104 |
| Dept Family & Protective SER | Government | TX | 16 | $193,634,402 |
| Department of Social Services California | Government | CA | 16 | $177,636,667 |
| Florida Department of Children and Families | Government | FL | 16 | $117,877,103 |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | Government | NY | 16 | $95,351,258 |
| Department of Children & Family Service | Government | IL | 16 | $79,225,149 |
| PA Department of Human Services | Government | PA | 16 | $60,582,528 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 521 | $418M | $64K | $14K – $406K |
| 2022 | 300 | $334M | $117K | $30K – $415K |
| 2023 | 311 | $354M | $150K | $29K – $615K |
| 2024 | 296 | $334M | $136K | $27K – $369K |
| 2025 | 283 | $336M | $190K | $29K – $360K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-11 | 2023-07-11 | 61 d | HHS-2023-ACF-OPRE-FA-0041 · Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships: Building Evidence for Mental Health, Substance Use, In-home Parent Skill-based, and Kinship Navigator Programs and Services |
| 2023-04-11 | 2023-06-13 | 63 d | HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CW-0055 · State-Tribal Partnerships to Implement Best Practices in Indian Child Welfare |
| 2021-04-30 | 2021-06-29 | 60 d | HHS-2021-ACF-ACYF-CW-1921 · Improving Child Welfare Through Investing in Family |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-07-10 | 29 d | HHS-2019-ACF-ACYF-CE-1560 · Supporting Interstate Placement through Electronic Systems |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-07-26 | 45 d | HHS-2019-ACF-ACYF-CW-1562 · Center for Excellence in Foster Family Development |
| 2016-03-18 | 2016-05-17 | 60 d | HHS-2016-ACF-ACYF-CW-1126 · National Quality Improvement Center on Tailored Services, Placement Stability and Permanency for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Children and Youth in Foster Care |
| 2011-05-18 | 2011-07-19 | 62 d | HHS-2011-ACF-ACYF-CW-0186 · Improving Service Delivery to Youth in the Child Welfare System |
| 2009-03-26 | 2009-05-26 | 61 d | HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0061 · National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections |
| 2009-02-26 | 2009-04-27 | 60 d | HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0016 · National Resource Center for Child Welfare Organizational Improvement |
| 2009-02-26 | 2009-04-27 | 60 d | HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CZ-0066 · National Resource Center for Youth Development |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.556?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 890 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $189,739. Expect about 62 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $190K; the middle half ran from $29K to $360K. 283 new awards were made, with $336M committed to them.
When does 93.556 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in May with about 62 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 11, 2023.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Children and Families). Assistance Listing 93.556 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 100% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.