Rural Child Welfare

Official name: DHS-DCFS - Rural Child Welfare

Rural Child Welfare spent $29.2 million in FY2026 — 88% of a $33.2 million budget. It ranks 80 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 7.0% more than in FY2025 ($27.2 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $29.2 million$29,152,358
Budget FY2026: $33.2 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 88%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +7.0%FY2025: $27.2 million

7.2% of Child and Family Services spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3229, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Rural Child Welfare by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

26 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 53% of the total.

Categories of Rural Child Welfare, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$18.5 million	Not available
FY2007	$15.8 million	Not available
FY2008	$17.0 million	Not available
FY2009	$18.4 million	Not available
FY2010	$15.6 million	$15.6 million
FY2011	$15.1 million	$17.2 million
FY2012	$14.9 million	$16.5 million
FY2013	$15.4 million	$17.8 million
FY2014	$17.4 million	$19.1 million
FY2015	$18.3 million	$21.3 million
FY2016	$17.5 million	$19.5 million
FY2017	$18.7 million	$20.1 million
FY2018	$18.5 million	$20.6 million
FY2019	$20.4 million	$22.3 million
FY2020	$21.7 million	$22.9 million
FY2021	$19.8 million	$23.3 million
FY2022	$21.2 million	$24.1 million
FY2023	$22.9 million	$25.0 million
FY2024	$21.2 million	$26.3 million
FY2025	$27.2 million	$29.2 million
FY2026	$29.2 million	$33.2 million
FY2027	See note	$33.5 million

Adoption Subsidy09	$5.98 millionof $6.00 million	$6.00 million	100%	20.5%

Child Welfare13	$2.73 millionof $2.85 million	$2.85 million	96%	9.4%

Operating04	$1.20 millionof $1.26 million	$1.26 million	95%	4.1%

Non XIX Medical18	$1.04 millionof $1.13 million	$1.13 million	93%	3.6%

Title Iv-B 1 Grant Projects44	$557 thousandof $671 thousand	$671 thousand	83%	1.9%

Eyassp27	$513 thousandof $728 thousand	$728 thousand	70%	1.8%

Advanced and Specialized Foster Care14	$456 thousandof $520 thousand	$520 thousand	88%	1.6%

Adoption Savings Reinvestment51	None recordedof $429 thousand	$429 thousand	—	—

In-State Travel03	$303 thousandof $303 thousand	$303 thousand	100%	1.0%

Adoption Savings50	$282 thousandof $445 thousand	$445 thousand	64%	1.0%

Emergency Placements11	None recordedof $186 thousand	$186 thousand	—	—

Categories of Rural Child Welfare, FY2026, continued
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Title XX42	$177 thousandof $223 thousand	$223 thousand	79%	0.6%
Fspsa Collaborative Pathways28	$153 thousandof $455 thousand	$455 thousand	34%	0.5%
Transportation20	$69.8 thousandof $69.8 thousand	$69.8 thousand	100%	0.2%
Information Services26	$62.5 thousandof $65.3 thousand	$65.3 thousand	96%	0.2%
Placement Prevention08	$25.0 thousandof $25.0 thousand	$25.0 thousand	100%	0.1%
Testing & Evaluation41	$23.8 thousandof $38.2 thousand	$38.2 thousand	62%	0.1%
Maint of Buildings & Grounds07	$20.7 thousandof $20.7 thousand	$20.7 thousand	100%	0.1%
Respite40	$12.5 thousandof $12.5 thousand	$12.5 thousand	100%	0.0%
Utilities59	$11.7 thousandof $12.9 thousand	$12.9 thousand	91%	0.0%
Funeral Expenses38	None recordedof $7.2 thousand	$7.2 thousand	—	—
Training30	$5.1 thousandof $5.8 thousand	$5.8 thousand	87%	0.0%
Foster Home Recruitment15	$2.9 thousandof $17.0 thousand	$17.0 thousand	17%	0.0%
Equipment05	$0of $63.8 thousand	$63.8 thousand	0%	0.0%
Mental Health Placements16	None recordedof $0	$0	—	—

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Adoption Subsidy	Child Welfare	Operating	Non XIX Medical	Other (21)	Budget
FY2006	$5.65 million	$852 thousand	$8.32 million	$528 thousand	$547 thousand	$1.89 million	—
FY2007	$6.66 million	$1.07 million	$3.29 million	$595 thousand	$771 thousand	$1.93 million	—
FY2008

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$14.0 million	$14.5 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$14.0 million	$14.5 million
Federal funds	$10.8 million	$11.4 million
FF	3562 Fed - Title Iv-E	$8.31 million	$8.96 million
FF	3467 Fed - Title Iv-B I	$2.42 million	$2.42 million
FF	3567 Fed - Title Iv-E Placement Prevention

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$31.8 million	$31.8 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$2.5 thousand= $31.8M	$31.8 million
Legislature approved	$31.8 million	$31.8 million
Federal money added after the session	+$650 thousand= $32.4M	$32.4 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$361 thousand= $32.8M	$32.8 million
Other changes after the session	+$429 thousand= $33.2M	$33.2 million
Current budget	$33.2 million	$33.2 million

FY2009	$7.78 million	$1.15 million	$5.25 million	$681 thousand	$775 thousand	$2.34 million	—

FY2010	$7.83 million	$1.49 million	$1.19 million	$692 thousand	$1.05 million	$2.45 million	$15.6 million

FY2011	$7.61 million	$1.74 million	$946 thousand	$706 thousand	$1.26 million	$2.65 million	$17.2 million

FY2012	$7.32 million	$2.04 million	$2.73 million	$689 thousand	$1.09 million	$512 thousand	$16.5 million

FY2013	$6.99 million	$2.37 million	$2.80 million	$731 thousand	$844 thousand	$509 thousand	$17.8 million

FY2014	$7.59 million	$2.53 million	$3.07 million	$857 thousand	$638 thousand	$639 thousand	$19.1 million

FY2015	$7.23 million	$2.89 million	$2.85 million	$818 thousand	$495 thousand	$648 thousand	$21.3 million

FY2016	$7.81 million	$3.05 million	$2.93 million	$940 thousand	$584 thousand	$781 thousand	$19.5 million

FY2017	$9.00 million	$3.48 million	$2.89 million	$1.02 million	$494 thousand	$648 thousand	$20.1 million

FY2018	$9.52 million	$3.74 million	$2.94 million	$1.08 million	$334 thousand	$611 thousand	$20.6 million

FY2019	$10.4 million	$3.74 million	$3.05 million	$1.24 million	$604 thousand	$999 thousand	$22.3 million

FY2020	$10.7 million	$3.94 million	$2.40 million	$1.15 million	$483 thousand	$2.28 million	$22.9 million

FY2021	$9.82 million	$3.70 million	$2.25 million	$811 thousand	$562 thousand	$2.34 million	$23.3 million

FY2022	$10.6 million	$4.10 million	$2.33 million	$846 thousand	$449 thousand	$2.50 million	$24.1 million

FY2023	$11.4 million	$4.07 million	$2.53 million	$1.05 million	$299 thousand	$3.10 million	$25.0 million

FY2024	$10.2 million	$4.28 million	$2.79 million	$1.02 million	$369 thousand	$2.13 million	$26.3 million

FY2025	$14.0 million	$5.88 million	$3.28 million	$1.09 million	$641 thousand	$2.15 million	$29.2 million

FY2026	$15.5 million	$5.98 million	$2.73 million	$1.20 million	$1.04 million	$2.68 million	$33.2 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$33.5 million

Everything else	$3.49 million	$3.49 million
OF	4103 County Reimbursements	$3.49 million	$3.49 million

Everything else

4103 County Reimbursements

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$3.86 million	$3.86 million
IA	4750 Trans From DHHS - Director	$1.72 million	$1.72 million
IA	4683 Transfer From Do-Opioid	$1.51 million	$1.51 million
IA	4675 Trans From Welfare - TANF	$425 thousand	$425 thousand
IA	4674 Transfer From Medicaid	$194 thousand	$194 thousand
IA	3871 Child Support Enforcement	$8.2 thousand	$8.2 thousand

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4750 Trans From DHHS - Director

4683 Transfer From Do-Opioid

4675 Trans From Welfare - TANF

4674 Transfer From Medicaid

3871 Child Support Enforcement

Carried over from last year · not new money	$0	$361 thousand
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$0	$361 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Rural Child Welfare

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How the FY2026 budget got here

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