The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) was awarded a $267,666,920 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will support MDHS in delivering a comprehensive range of child care services and quality improvement initiatives across the state of Mississippi. Key focus areas include providing child care subsidies for...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $57,794,175 Formula Grant under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS). This multi-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support MDHS in providing a comprehensive range of childcare services and assistance programs for low-income families in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families is providing a $33,480,225 Social Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.667) to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) for the October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026 performance period. This Formula Grant enables MDHS to deliver a range of critical social services tailored to the needs of vulnerable populations in Mississippi, including child welfare, nutrition assistance, employment training,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $18,250,038 Formula Grant under the Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund (CFDA 93.596) program to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. This grant funding will support a range of childcare services and programs for low-income families in Mississippi, including childcare subsidies, early...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received a $1,572,196 block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living to support services for older individuals in Mississippi from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding was provided through the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers program (CFDA 93.044), which aims to encourage state and local agencies to...
This federal Block Grant award of $3,211,288.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CFDA 93.575) program. The grant was awarded on December 21, 2024 to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), which will use the funding to support a range of child care services and quality improvement initiatives across the state through September 30, 2028. Key services to be...
The federal Block Grant award of $102,992,396.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659) supports the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services in delivering comprehensive adoption support services. This funding enables the agency to provide adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption assistance, and administrative support for adoption-related activities to facilitate...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $23,871,394 Project Grant to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994). This two-year award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports MSDH's efforts to improve the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in Mississippi through the provision of...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) was awarded a $238,843 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 10.535). The purpose of this grant is to support MDHS's efforts to enhance program integrity within SNAP by improving recipient fraud prevention, detection, and investigation efforts. Key objectives include developing organizational...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received a $6,018,908 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The two-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2023, will fund MDHS's administration of SNAP and employment and training programs in Mississippi. As the single state agency responsible...