Details Emerge on FY 26 Budget Request
Details Emerge on FY 26 Budget Request
The ACF has released its FY 2026 Congressional Justification, the detailed version
What a CJ is: We previously highlighted the Trump Administration’s “skinny budget.” The CJ is where the details live.
What this CJ Proposes: Aligned with the broader budget, this proposes mostly level funding or slight reductions for child welfare programs, while reorganizing HHS more broadly around them.
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Title I State Grants– $105M, level with FY25
Title II Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention– $60.7M, a $10M cut from FY25
Title IV-B
Subpart I Discretionary– $269M, level with FY25
Subpart II Discretionary– $63M, a $10M cut from FY25
Chafee Education and Training Vouchers
$44M, level with FY25
What Comes Next: This is one part of the broader appropriations process. As Doug Steiger pointed out last week, it’s possible we may be facing a shutdown, so this is not yet settled.