Ssbg-2026 - social services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Human Services Vermont Agency Of $7.366 million under the Social Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.667) on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027.

The Social Services Block Grant provides flexible federal funding enabling Vermont to tailor social service programming to its population's needs, including services directed toward reducing dependency and promoting self-sufficiency, protecting children and adults from neglect and abuse, and enabling individuals unable to care for themselves to remain in their homes or access appropriate institutional arrangements. The recipient distributes funds across Vermont as a formula allocation, with work performed statewide.

The Human Services Vermont Agency Of passes funds to sub-recipients delivering targeted services. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Inc., operating as Vermont Women's Choice, received a sub-award effective August 25, 2026, to deliver family planning services under the Social Services Block Grant.

The award operates as a formula grant distributing quarterly by the federal awarding agency upon submission of an acceptable Pre-Expenditure Report and Intended Use Plan. Recipients must maintain records documenting expenditure purposes and comply with 2 CFR Part 200 and HHS-specific provisions in 2 CFR Part 300 effective October 1, 2025, with post-expenditure reporting due no later than March 30, 2027.