2026 voluntary agencies matching grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $7.033 million to World Relief Corporation of National Association of Evangelicals on October 1, 2025 under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566), formally titled the 2026 Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant. The award funds resettlement services for refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, trafficking victims, and special immigrant populations across multiple states through May 28, 2027.

World Relief Corporation, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Towson, Maryland, delivers refugee resettlement and placement services including cash and medical assistance, employment support, English language instruction, and case management. Performance occurs in Maryland. The Refugee and Entrant Assistance program reimburses recipients for cash assistance (RCA), medical assistance (RMA), and medical screening during the first four months after arrival or eligibility, and provides formula funding for employment and social services for five years post-arrival. The program also covers unaccompanied refugee minors (URM) services and recipient administrative costs.

This is a formula grant, an assistance type providing predetermined funding allocations to state agencies and replacement designees based on eligible population estimates and annual service plans.