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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIA

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UEILDJ1MM9L56K7·Profile updated 2026-05-13
Awards tracked
7
Total amount
$4.1B
Date range
Primary sector
Volume
$/month, last 24
About this recipient

The Department of Social Services California has received approximately $4.06 billion in federal funding across seven awards. The Department of Health and Human Services provided the largest share at $2.75 billion, while the Department of Agriculture contributed $1.31 billion. The funding supports programs including SNAP state administrative costs, foster care, adoption assistance, and child care and development services.

The recipient's federal awards span multiple social services and welfare programs. Sample funding descriptions indicate support for foster-2026 foster care initiatives, adoption assistance for 2026, child care and development block grant discretionary funding, and social services block grant allocations. Most awards fall under the "other" sector classification in the available data.

Narrative generated May 13, 2026 by The Buildout's synthesis pipeline. Facts are drawn only from the recipient's tracked federal awards; no marketing material, no recipient input.

Portfolio by sector
Sectors classified by LLM on each award.
Portfolio status
Based on each award's period of performance.
Active
4
active57% of awards
Expiring (≤90d)
0
expiring · 30d0% of awards
Expired
3
expired43% of awards
No POP
0
0% of awards
Top awarding agencies
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.7B 68%
Department of Agriculture
$1.3B 32%

Based on 7 awards totaling $4,055,136,033.

Awards

Top 7 by amount

Action dateRecipientAgencyAmountDescriptionSectorStatus
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Agriculture$1,263,400,217SNAP STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTSexpired
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Health and Human Services$1,187,110,886FOSTER-2026 - FOSTER CAREactive
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Health and Human Services$678,041,045ADPTASST-2026 - ADOPTION ASSISTANCEactive
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Health and Human Services$613,257,286CCDD-2026 - CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARYactive
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Health and Human Services$185,468,161SSBG-2024expired
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Health and Human Services$81,403,119FY 2026 GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCEactive
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIADepartment of Agriculture$46,455,319SNAP E&T 50% OPERATIONAL GRANTotherexpired
Sources
USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →SAM.gov entity registration →

Profile compiled from publicly available USAspending.gov records, ingested and entity-resolved by The Buildout's pipeline.