Block Grant 2501MDRCMA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $32,810,045 Block Grant to the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) for the GY 2025 ORR Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance program. This grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and completion date of September 30, 2026, provides funding to DHS to deliver a wide range of social services and public assistance programs to refugees in Maryland. DHS partners with county governments, non-profit organizations, and community service providers to implement these grant-funded initiatives at the local level. Key services delivered under this Block Grant include cash and medical assistance, as well as other refugee resettlement support services, to help vulnerable refugee populations achieve self-sufficiency.