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DCFS staff present SFY27 Children’s Trust Fund and CBCAP funding recommendations after 25 applications
Summary
Carla Delgado of DCFS told the committee that a NOFO released in March 2026 made $1,000,000 available ($400,000 CBCAP; $600,000 Children’s Trust Fund). DCFS received 25 applications requesting $1,696,955; staff propose funding 20 eligible applicants (combined recommendations $972,857), with final approval pending the DCFS administrator.
Carla Delgado, management analyst with the Division of Child and Family Services Grants Management Unit, presented proposed funding recommendations for the Children’s Trust Fund and Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) federal funds for state fiscal year 2027.
Delgado said DCFS released the NOFO in March 2026 with $1,000,000 available — $400,000 in CBCAP dollars and $600,000 in Children’s Trust Fund dollars. The agency received 25 applications requesting a combined $1,696,955. Delgado reported that 20 applicants were reviewed and identified for funding across the two sources and that the combined recommended awards for agencies eligible to receive both funding sources totaled $972,857.
She said the funding review included a technical eligibility review, a minimum of two reviewers per application, review of reviewer notes, and consideration of prior performance for current subrecipients. Delgado said evaluators seek alignment with the NOFO priorities and geographic distribution so services reach all regions of the state.
On the staff proposal for SFY27, Delgado said DCFS is proposing to fund six agencies under the CBCAP allocation for a total of $386,372 and to fund 14 agencies from the Children’s Trust Fund totaling $586,000. She said the recommendations are awaiting final signature by the DCFS administrator and that staff do not expect the proposed awards to change.
Delgado summarized the purpose of the funding: supporting services that reduce the likelihood of families becoming involved with child welfare, with primary prevention (public education, parent education, family support) and secondary prevention (respite care, home visiting for families with risk factors) as priorities.
Committee members asked whether the meeting needed to take action; staff and the chair clarified that this presentation was to share recommendations and solicit input prior to administrator approval and that no committee vote was required at the session.
