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Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

93.597

Program objective

The purpose of this program is to enable States to create programs which support and facilitate access and visitation by non-custodial parents with their children. Activities may include mediation, counseling, education, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    OCSE anticipates 54 grants in 2016. OCSE awarded 54 grants in FY 2016.

  2. 2017

    OCSE awarded 54 grants in 2017.

  3. 2018

    OCSE awarded 54 grants in FY 2018.

  4. 2019

    OCSE awarded 54 grants in FY 2019.

  5. 2020

    OCSE awarded 54 grants in FY 2020.

  6. 2021

    OCSE awarded 54 grants in 2021.

  7. 2022

    OCSS awarded 54 grants in 2022

  8. 2023

    OCSS awarded 54 grants in 2023

  9. 2024

    OCSS awarded 54 grants in 2024

  10. 2025

    OCSS anticipates awarding 54 grants in 2025

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

The program regulations are in 45 CFR 303.109, “Procedures for State monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on programs funded by Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs.”

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Individual/Family

Additional resources