Project Grant 90XP0766
- This $500,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program (CFDA 93.647). The funding supports the Giving Kitchen, a non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, to conduct research and demonstration projects focused on preventing and reducing dependency while improving the administration of social services programs. The award has an...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Open Hand Atlanta, Inc. $383,000 on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) to purchase refrigerated vehicles for delivering medically tailored meals to food-insecure adults across Georgia. Open Hand Atlanta will acquire three refrigerated trucks and one passenger van to safely store and deliver fresh, healthy meals over longer distances and expand...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $2 million to United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc. on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647). The award funds Georgia 211 Statewide Expansion, a project to establish coordinated, technology-enabled access to health and human services across Georgia within 12 months. The recipient will integrate ten existing 211 hubs through cloud-based...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Advocates For Children, Inc. $636,542 on September 30, 2025, under the Transitional Living Program (CFDA 93.550) to operate a transitional living facility serving runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22. The program provides safe, stable shelter for up to 18 months (extendable to 21 months under extenuating circumstances) alongside comprehensive supportive services including basic life skills...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Georgia's Department of Human Services, Division of Child Support Services (doing business as Child Support Enforcement) $824.125 million on October 1, 2025, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (CFDA 93.558) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, to assist needy families with children, promote job preparation and work, prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $1.4 million to Covenant House Georgia, Inc. on September 30, 2025, under the Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (CFDA 93.550). Covenant House Georgia operates a transitional living program providing safe, stable shelter for runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 for up to 18 months, extendable to 21 months under extenuating circumstances. The program delivers comprehensive supportive...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Helping Mamas Inc. $268,000 on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) to expand its Essential Support for Working Families program, which distributes diapers to children whose families receive services through Georgia's Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program. Helping Mamas will purchase and distribute diapers to quality-rated childcare centers...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Georgia Department of Human Services $1.5 million on October 1, 2025, under the Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs), CFDA 10.568, to fund storage and distribution costs for USDA foods delivered through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) to Georgia residents through September 30, 2027. The state agency passed the funding through to eight sub-recipients—Atlanta Community Food Bank, Golden Harvest...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $110,715,821 to Georgia's Department of Human Services on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). The award funds state administrative expenses to operate SNAP, covering the period through September 30, 2026, and is classified as a formula grant. The recipient, the Department of Human Services Financial Services Division in Atlanta, passed...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Athens Area Diaper Bank, Inc. $200,000 on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647). The award funds expansion of diaper distribution to low-income families in Georgia as a child abuse and neglect prevention strategy. Athens Area Diaper Bank will use the funding to increase warehouse capacity, enabling the organization to distribute one million diapers in...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded The Giving Kitchen Initiative, Inc. $550,000 on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647). The Giving Kitchen will provide wraparound financial assistance to low-income food service workers and their families experiencing crisis across Georgia. The program covers rental, mortgage, and utility expenses for up to two months while households stabilize following qualifying crises—work-preventing injury, debilitating illness, death of a loved one, or home disaster. Funds disburse via direct ACH transfer to eligible workers within 24 to 48 hours of award approval, with same-day disbursement available for clients facing imminent eviction. During the 12-month project period ending August 30, 2027, Giving Kitchen will support approximately 450 households. Post-award client surveys demonstrate the financial assistance prevents eviction, utility shutoff, and homelessness, and reduces depression and anxiety for recipients.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $550.0k | 8/24/26 |