Board Of Child Care Of The United Methodist Church Inc.

Board Of Child Care Of The United Methodist Church Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Windsor Mill, Maryland, operates as the federal grant recipient for residential shelter and foster care services for unaccompanied alien children under the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, with ancillary grant sub-recipient work supporting school meal and emergency management programs.

Board Of Child Care's federal footprint is concentrated almost entirely in refugee and entrant assistance programs. The organization serves as prime recipient on ten federal grants spanning multiple years, with the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families accounting for 17 of 30 total awards (97% coverage across the top five customer agencies). The most significant active award is a $13.74 million Cooperative Agreement under CFDA 93.566 (Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs) running through March 31, 2029, which funds residential shelter services for unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States without parents or legal guardians. The organization, which operates under the business name Everstand, provides housing, medical care, education, and mental health support, then identifies and vets suitable sponsors for reunification in the least restrictive environment while maintaining ongoing case management. Board Of Child Care passed through $2.43 million in third and fourth quarter FY 2026–2027 funds to Florida United Methodist Children's Home, Inc. (doing business as Residing Hope) as a sub-recipient to operate 24 shelter beds, with a total approved FY 2026–2027 budget of $4.86 million for that sub-award. Representative prior cooperative agreements include a home study and post-release services award from ORR (January 2024 through December 2026) serving over 25,000 children and sponsors annually with comprehensive home study assessments and three levels of post-release services, a long-term foster care program serving 12 unaccompanied alien children (May 2023 through August 2026) with sub-recipient operations in Michigan, and a 20-bed male shelter program in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (November 2022 through March 2026).

Board Of Child Care acts as prime recipient on 61% of its federal awards (19 of 31), with 39% as sub-recipient. Secondary grant sub-recipient work routes through the District of Columbia Government (six National School Lunch Program sub-awards) and the Maryland Department Of Emergency Management (one COVID materials sub-award). Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $683.3 million. Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years at two to four awards annually, with only two awards completing within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. The organization's capability portfolio is specialized and mission-specific — trauma-informed residential care, sponsor vetting and home studies, post-release case management and community integration support for vulnerable migrant children — with no federal contracting posture in commercial IT, facilities, or professional services categories.