Ssbg-2026 - social services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services $115.188 million under the Social Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.667) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2027.

The SSBG enables Michigan to furnish social services tailored to its population's needs, including services that reduce dependency and promote self-sufficiency; protect children and adults from neglect, abuse, and exploitation; and support individuals unable to care for themselves to remain in their homes or access appropriate institutional arrangements. Michigan distributes SSBG funds as sub-awards to county-level agencies, local health departments, community action agencies, and nonprofit service providers, channeling federal resources statewide.

Michigan passed through portions of this award to at least 28 sub-recipients delivering transitional living projects and outreach and basic care center projects. Sub-recipients include Ruth Ellis Center Inc. (transitional living for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness), Alternatives For Girls (transitional living and outreach for homeless and trafficked youth ages 16 to 22), Child and Family Charities (transitional living and outreach and basic care center services), Crisis Center Inc./Listening Ear Crisis Center (transitional living and outreach projects in rural Michigan), Ozone House Inc. (outreach and basic care center and transitional living services for unaccompanied and parenting youth), South Oakland Shelter/Lighthouse Mi (transitional living and outreach and basic care center services), Comprehensive Youth Services Inc. (outreach and basic care center and transitional living services), Catholic Family Services/Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo (transitional living and outreach services), The Livingston Family Center (transitional living and outreach services), Reach Resource Services (transitional living and outreach services in Flint), Arbor Circle Corporation (transitional living and outreach services), Saginaw County Youth Protection Council (transitional living and outreach services), Staircase Youth Services (transitional living and outreach services), and others. Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan, Inc., Muskegon Housing Commission, Arab American and Chaldean Council, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (Access), Dochas Inc., Rescue Ministries of Mid Michigan, Mecosta Osceola Youth Attention Center, and Northeast Michigan Family Resource Center also received allocations. Sub-recipients deliver emergency shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, case management, life skills training, housing assistance, and family reunification services to homeless and runaway youth and vulnerable populations across Michigan.