Federal Block Grant Award Summary

The Maryland Department of Human Services received a $2.62 million block grant award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Title IV-E Prevention Program (CFDA 93.472) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports time-limited prevention services designed to keep children and youth at risk of foster care placement with their families and caregivers. The funded services include mental health treatment, substance abuse interventions, and in-home parenting skill-based programs that serve children, pregnant or parenting foster youth, and their parent or kinship caregivers, with services provided regardless of children's Title IV-E foster care eligibility status.

As a Title IV-E agency with an approved five-year prevention plan, the Maryland Department of Human Services administers this formula-based award to deliver comprehensive prevention and family support services across the state. The department maintains responsibility for all financial and programmatic record-keeping, eligibility determinations, and compliance with federal requirements outlined in 45 CFR Part 75. Grant funds are drawn down through federal financial reports (Form CB-496) based on approved quarterly estimates and claims, supporting the state's broader child welfare permanency and safety objectives.