Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

Dynamic Service Solutions LLC (DSS) received a $10.7 million Cooperative Agreement from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566) to operate the Children First Residential Care (GASMER) shelter program in Maryland. The award, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029, funds comprehensive residential services for unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States without parents or legal guardians. Services provided include safe housing, medical care, education, and mental health support, with case management focused on identifying and vetting suitable sponsors through background checks and safely reuniting children with vetted sponsors in the least restrictive environment.

The program delivers essential wraparound support services during the critical initial period of care, ensuring unaccompanied minors receive necessary assistance while ORR completes sponsor vetting and placement processes. As a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, DSS brings specialized expertise in federal child welfare programs and has established a significant service delivery infrastructure for unaccompanied refugee and entrant children through multiple federal contracts and cooperative agreements with ORR and the Administration for Children and Families.