SSBG DCL-2025-03 SSBG FY25 First Quarter Second Release and Second Quarter First Release Allocation Updates

Social Services Block Grant

 Dear Colleague Letter

DCL#: SSBG-DCL-2025-03

DATE: May 5, 2025

TO: Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) and Consolidated Block Grant (CBG) Recipients

SUBJECT: SSBG FY25 First Quarter Second Release and Second Quarter First Release Allocation Updates

ATTACHMENT(S): SSBG First Quarter Second Release and Second Quarter First Release Allocation Chart FY25

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Community Services announces the distribution of the second release of first quarter and the first release of second quarter funds for the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) and Consolidated Block Grant (CBG) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).

Funds were released on January 21, 2025, and are available for SSBG grant recipients with complete and accepted plans for the period from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. SSBG-eligible grant recipients include all U.S. states; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; and the following U.S. territories under the Consolidated Block Grant: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For planning purposes, attached is an SSBG allocation chart detailing each grant recipient’s allotment.

SSBG and CBG awards are disbursed in accordance with each grant recipient’s plan under the provisions set in Title XX of the Social Security Act, as amended. Grant recipients with incomplete plans may access their allotments upon finalization of complete and accepted plans, as required by law.

We appreciate your partnership and dedication to the social services and activities supported with these resources for children, families, and individuals with disabilities, and older adults. Grant recipients may contact their program specialists with questions or email SSBG@acf.hhs.gov.

Thank you.

/s/
Cheryl Zuni

Interim Director

Division of Social Services

Office of Community Services