Project Grant SM062137

Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Maine Department of Health and Human Services received a $116.79 million Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant (CFDA 93.558) from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Family Assistance, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The TANF program provides block grant funding to states to deliver comprehensive assistance services to low-income families with children, with the primary objectives of enabling...

Grant Award Summary Disability Rights Maine, operating as Maine Advocacy Services, received a $131,917 formula grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Rehabilitation Services Client Assistance Program (CFDA 84.161) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The organization will deliver comprehensive Client Assistance Program (CAP) services to individuals with disabilities in Maine, providing advocacy, legal representation,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Disability Rights Maine received a $158,333 formula grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services under the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program (CFDA 93.138). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, funds comprehensive legal advocacy and rights protection services for adults with serious mental illness and children with...

The Department of Attorney General Maine received a Formula Grant of $2,464,530 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds Maine's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and to investigate cases of patient abuse or neglect occurring in health facilities, board and care facilities, and...

Disability Rights Maine received a formula grant award of $553,662 from the Administration on Disabilities under the Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants program (CFDA 93.630), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. As Maine's designated Protection and Advocacy system for individuals with developmental disabilities, the organization delivers comprehensive advocacy and support services designed to protect legal and human rights while promoting...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $3,049,853.92 Formula Grant to the Department of Attorney General Maine under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units federal grant program (CFDA 93.775). The grant will support the Department of Attorney General Maine's efforts to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of Medicaid beneficiaries in...

The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) received a $400,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program (CFDA 11.611). The funding will support Maine MEP's delivery of supply chain optimization and intelligence network services to small and medium-sized manufacturers in Maine through May 2025. Specifically, Maine MEP will establish expertise in...

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary The Administration for Community Living (ACC), operating through the Center for Integrated Programs, awarded the Maine Department of Health and Human Services a formula grant of $182,345.00 under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Priority 1 for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (CFDA 93.071). This award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, funds enhanced outreach and enrollment assistance to eligible...

The Maine Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police was awarded $850,000 through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding supports the modernization and upgrade of Maine's International Registration Plan and International Fuel Tax Agreement credentialing system to allow for greater online control of customer accounts,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Disability Rights Maine received a $188,180 formula grant from the Administration on Disabilities under the Voting Access for Individuals with Disabilities-Grants for Protection and Advocacy Systems program (CFDA 93.618), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030. Through this award, Disability Rights Maine will deliver comprehensive voting access services to individuals with disabilities in Maine, including voter registration and ballot access...