Federal Grant Award Summary

The Maryland Department of Human Services received a $3.53 million formula grant award from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) under the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (CFDA 93.556), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award supports comprehensive family support services designed to prevent child maltreatment and ensure child safety within family settings across Maryland. The program delivers services including family preservation initiatives, kinship navigator programs that support relatives caring for children, and caseworker visitation activities aimed at strengthening child welfare practice and promoting family stability and permanency.

As a formula grant recipient, the Maryland Department of Human Services administers these federal funds through an agency plan framework jointly developed with ACYF and informed by consultation with public and non-profit private agencies and community-based organizations. The award is part of a broader $337 million national distribution across fifty-five formula grants to states and Indian tribes, with Maryland's allocation reflecting its population-based formula share for supporting at-risk families and vulnerable populations within the state's child welfare system.