Assistance Listing 93.603
Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments 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 150 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $353,000.
- First-time winners
- 9%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 92% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $353K
- $154K – $718K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 45
- $40M committed to them
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Social Services California | Government | CA | 5 | $27,315,500 |
| Minnesota Department of Human Services | Government | MN | 5 | $6,462,000 |
| Human Services, Oklahoma Dept of | Government | OK | 5 | $5,357,500 |
| Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for | Government | KY | 5 | $4,381,500 |
| MS Department of Child Protection Services | Government | MS | 5 | $4,051,000 |
| Social Services South Carolina Department | Government | SC | 5 | $4,000,000 |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Children & Families | Government | MA | 5 | $3,988,792 |
| Department of Human Resources Alabama | Government | AL | 5 | $3,723,546 |
| State of Wisconsin Dept of Children & Families | Government | WI | 5 | $3,174,000 |
| Social Services, Virginia Department of | Government | VA | 5 | $2,697,000 |
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 | 43 | $21M | $305K | $134K – $649K |
| 2022 | 49 | $50M | $478K | $303K – $1.2M |
| 2023 | 51 | $44M | $640K | $237K – $1.2M |
| 2024 | 54 | $69M | $802K | $286K – $1.5M |
| 2025 | 45 | $40M | $353K | $154K – $718K |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 93.603?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 150 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $353,000.
How much does Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $353K; the middle half ran from $154K to $718K. 45 new awards were made, with $40M committed to them.
When does 93.603 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Children and Families). Assistance Listing 93.603 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.