Mandatory Grant Awards

FY 2005 Mandatory Dollars: $204,038,269,991
FY 2005 Mandatory Awards: 4,614
FY 2005 Mandatory Recipients: 1,275

HHS mandatory grant awards comprise 85% of the total FY 2005 HHS grant funds, but only 6% of the total number of grant awards. Mandatory grants are those that a Federal agency is required by statute to award if the applicant, usually a State, submits an acceptable State Plan or application, and meets the eligibility and compliance requirements of the statutory and regulatory provisions of the grant program. Mandatory grants are either block, closed ended or entitlement grants. In the past, mandatory grants were sometimes referred to as “formula grants.”

HHS Mandatory Grants by Award Class
Award Type	Number of Awards	Dollars
Block	1,372	$30,488,408,218
Closed-Ended	2,781	$2,925,210,040
Open-Ended	495	$170,624,651,733
Total	4,648	$204,038,269,991

HHS awards three types of mandatory grants:

Block: A block grant is typically a consolidation of related programs into one legislative package. The block grant recipient, usually a state, has substantial authority over the use of grant funds and the type of activities to support with minimal federal control and direction. The authorizing legislation determines the purpose of the block grant, who is eligible, the scope of the program, and how the award amount will be determined.

Select HHS Block Grants
CFDA	Program Name	OPDIV	Awards	Dollars
93.558	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)	ACF	109	$17,309,563,377
93.596	Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)	ACF	337	$4,736,471,572
93.959	Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant	SAMHSA	61	$1,686,776,984

Closed-Ended: A mandatory grant where the award constitutes an upper limit on the amount of funds the Federal Government may pay for program activities. The grants for State and community programs on aging, under Title III of the Older Americans Act are closed-ended grants.

Select HHS Close-Ended Grants
CFDA Program Name OPDIV Awards Dollars

93.045 Special Programs for the Aging Title III, Part C Nutrition AoA 56 $1,097,915,155

93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families ACF 142 $381,573,249

93.645 Child Welfare Services State Grants ACF 238 $288,982,060

Select HHS Close-Ended Grants
CFDA	Program Name	OPDIV	Awards	Dollars
93.045	Special Programs for the Aging Title III, Part C Nutrition	AoA	56	$1,097,915,155
93.556	Promoting Safe and Stable Families	ACF	142	$381,573,249
93.645	Child Welfare Services State Grants	ACF	238	$288,982,060

Open-Ended Entitlement: A mandatory grant where there is no upper limit on the amount of funds the Federal Government will pay for allowable services and activities, where the Federal Government pays a statutorily-required share of costs without dollar limits. The principal entitlement grants of the Social Security Act are: 1) Medical Assistance (Medicaid), 2) Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, and 3) Child Support Enforcement and Establishment of Paternity.

Select HHS Open-Ended Entitlement Grants
CFDA	Program Name	OPDIV	Awards	Dollars
93.778	Medicaid; Title XIX	CMS	186	$160,357,769,906
93.658	Foster Care: Title IV-E	ACF	77	$4,328,095,778
93.563	Child Support Enforcement (CSE)	ACF	93	$2,880,550,562