Federal grants to Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta, Maine received $18 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 570 awards. Its largest program was Grants to States for Medicaid, with $15 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.0 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$18 billion
- Awards570
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.0 billion
- Largest award$3.3 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 173 | $3.2 billion |
| FY 2022 | 150 | $3.4 billion |
| FY 2023 | 158 | $3.5 billion |
| FY 2024 | 161 | $3.7 billion |
| FY 2025 | 162 | $4.0 billion |
Programs that fund Maine Department of Health and Human Services
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grants to States for Medicaid | 17 | $15 billion |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | 5 | $393 million |
| Child Care and Development Block Grant | 8 | $235 million |
| Children's Health Insurance Program | 7 | $220 million |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | 14 | $176 million |
| Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | 2 | $156 million |
| Adoption Assistance | 5 | $149 million |
| Foster Care Title IV-E | 5 | $110 million |
| State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | 38 | $92.2 million |
| WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children | 22 | $89.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 401 | $17 billion |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 36 | $224 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 87 | $214 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 29 | $52.9 million |
| Department of Justice | 11 | $29.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2026 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2024 | $3.3 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2025 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2023 | $3.1 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2024 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2022 | $3.0 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2023 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2021 | $2.9 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2022 quarter 1 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2020 | $2.4 billion |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2026 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2024 | $161 million |
| Maine's 2019 epidemiology and laboratory capacity for prevention and control of emerging diseases application | Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) | December 17, 2020 | $155 million |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2025 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2023 | $134 million |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2024 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2022 | $123 million |
| Medicaid entitlement for 29 - FY 2023 - T19 | Grants to States for Medicaid | October 1, 2021 | $108 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Maine Department of Health and Human Services get?
$18 billion in 570 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Maine Department of Health and Human Services the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $17 billion in 401 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Maine Department of Health and Human Services's largest federal grant?
$3.3 billion under Grants to States for Medicaid, with its first action in the period on October 1, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Maine Department of Health and Human Services?
Its largest are Grants to States for Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Child Care and Development Block Grant.
Other grant recipients in Augusta
- Maine Department of Transportation
- Maine Department of Education
- Emergency Management Agency Maine
- Maine Connectivity Authority
- Maine State Housing Authority
- Department of Energy Resources
- Maine Department of Labor
- State of Maine
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