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Department of Social Services California
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- Regional or state government
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Federal agencies obligated $117B to Department of Social Services California, Sacramento, CA, in the listed fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
In FY2025, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $21B, with contracts under the listing floor; FY2026 to date stands at $21B.
That is about level on FY2024 ($21B).
Department of Social Services California ranks 2 of 2,846 listed organisations located in CA by five-year obligations, and 9 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 came from Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture and Department of Homeland Security: 194 awards worth $48B in total award value.
USAspending lists its parent organisation as State of California Controllers Office.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $27,074,862,199 | under $1.0M | $27,074,862,199 | — |
| FY2023 | $26,525,187,203 | under $1.0M | $26,525,187,203 | -2% |
| FY2024 | $20,978,130,600 | under $1.0M | $20,978,130,600 | -21% |
| FY2025 | $21,109,183,692 | under $1.0M | $21,109,183,692 | +1% |
| FY2026 to date | $21,129,095,196 | under $1.0M | $21,129,095,196 | 0% |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CA | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $117B | $510B | $510B |
| FY2025 obligations | $21B | $113B | $113B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $111B |
| Assistance, five years | $117B | $510B | $510B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 9 of 30,000 | 1 of 2,846 in CA | 1 |
Largest in state: Health Care Services, California Department of. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2022
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Health and Human Services | 101 | $35B | 74% |
| 2 | Department of Agriculture | 88 | $13B | 26% |
| 3 | Department of Homeland Security | 5 | $34M | 0% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Sacramento County, CA $34M
Largest awards begun since FY2022
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $3.6B | 27 Oct 2021 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $3.6B | 18 Oct 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $3.6B | 30 Oct 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $3.6B | 17 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | $3.6B | 16 Dec 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.658 Foster Care Title IV-e | $1.5B | 7 Oct 2025 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.658 Foster Care Title IV-e | $1.4B | 25 Sep 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | $1.4B | 3 Oct 2024 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.658 Foster Care Title IV-e | $1.3B | 28 Sep 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of Health and Human ServicesAdministration for Children and Families | GrantBlock Grant (a) | 93.658 Foster Care Title IV-e | $1.3B | 30 Sep 2022 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | $1.3B | 6 Oct 2023 | CA | USAspending |
| Department of AgricultureFood and Nutrition Service | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | $1.2B | 7 Oct 2022 | CA | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $3.6B, Department of Health and Human Services, 27 Oct 2021: 2022 TANF
- $3.6B, Department of Health and Human Services, 18 Oct 2022: 2023 TANF
- $3.6B, Department of Health and Human Services, 30 Oct 2023: 2024 TANF
- $3.6B, Department of Health and Human Services, 17 Oct 2024: 2025 TANF
- $3.6B, Department of Health and Human Services, 16 Dec 2025: 2026 TANF
- $1.5B, Department of Health and Human Services, 7 Oct 2025: FOSTER-2026 - FOSTER CARE
- $1.4B, Department of Health and Human Services, 25 Sep 2024: FOSTER-2025 - FOSTER CARE
- $1.4B, Department of Agriculture, 3 Oct 2024: SNAP STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Department of Social Services California receive?
$117B in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2022: $27B; FY2023: $27B; FY2024: $21B; FY2025: $21B; FY2026: $21B). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Department of Social Services California?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2022: Department of Health and Human Services ($35B), Department of Agriculture ($13B) and Department of Homeland Security ($34M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (93.558), State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (10.561) and Foster Care Title IV-e (93.658).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CA ($48B).
Is Department of Social Services California a large federal recipient?
It ranks 9 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 2 of 2,846 located in CA. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2026 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.