Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a Formula Grant award of $372,848 from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566), effective October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. This award funds Refugee Support Services (RSS), which provides five years of formula-based funding for employment, job training, case management, and related social services to eligible refugee populations, including refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrants, and certain Afghan and Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees following their initial arrival or eligibility determination in Maine.

The funding supports Maine DHHS in delivering comprehensive employment and social integration services through its state infrastructure and contracted sub-awardee network, which includes workforce development organizations such as Jobs For Maine's Graduates Inc. as well as community action agencies and nonprofit service providers across western, central, and southern Maine. The RSS grant complements Maine's broader refugee resettlement capacity, including cash assistance, medical assistance, and unaccompanied refugee minor services administered under the same federal program authority, with annual service plan submission and compliance with 2 CFR Parts 200 and 300 Uniform Guidance requirements mandated effective October 1, 2025.