The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $58,397,319 federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This CFDA 93.558 program funding is intended to help low-income families with children achieve self-sufficiency through a range of social services, including cash assistance, employment training, child care, nutrition aid, child welfare programs, and domestic violence support.
As a prime recipient, Maine DHHS utilized this TANF Block Grant funding to deliver key services across the state, often partnering with local non-profit organizations through sub-awards. Sub-grantees included Penquis C.a.p., Inc., Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc., Community Care, Maine Childrens Trust Inc., Aroostook County Action Program, Sunrise County Economic Council, New Beginnings Inc., Jobs For Maine's Graduates, Inc., Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Maine Coalition To End Domestic Violence, My Place Teen Center Inc., Maine Alliance Of Boys & Girls Clubs Inc., and The Opportunity Alliance. These sub-awardees provided a wide array of services such as family visitation programs, youth homelessness services, employment and training initiatives, child abuse prevention, mental health treatment, and more to support TANF program goals in Maine communities.
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