The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a Medicaid entitlement block grant award of $1,960,784.00 from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). The award, dated October 1, 2025 with completion by December 31, 2025, provides quarterly financial assistance to Maine for medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income populations, including cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, elderly individuals, and other categorically-eligible groups meeting specific income and resource requirements.
Under this entitlement grant, Maine DHHS administers comprehensive Medicaid services enabling participating healthcare providers to deliver essential medical care to qualified beneficiaries throughout the state. The funding supports the state's obligation to maintain an HHS-approved Medicaid State Plan and comply with federal regulations governing medical assistance to needy populations. This award represents Maine's quarterly allocation of the broader Medicaid program, which currently comprises approximately $937 million across multiple fiscal year awards within Maine DHHS's total portfolio of over $1.1 billion in federal health and human services grants.