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Maryland Caregiver Expense Grant Program

Maryland's Caregiver Expense Grant Program is an enacted Department of Aging grant program for eligible caregivers who pay qualified expenses for a qualified family member. Chapter 161 of 2024 replaced the proposed tax-credit structure with a grant program; the current Comptroller tax-credit index does not verify an active caregiver-specific Maryland income tax credit.

Chapter 161 of 2024 established a Maryland Department of Aging Caregiver Expense Grant Program. Subject to available funding, an eligible caregiver may apply for a grant equal to 30% of qualified expenses that exceed $2,000, capped at $2,500 per fiscal year. The caregiver's federal AGI must not exceed $75,000 for an individual filer or $150,000 for a joint filer. Qualified family-member paths include older adults age 60+, people with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, and children or adults with developmental or functional disabilities under the statute's caregiver-age and relationship rules.

Some details for this program are still being verified. Check the official source for the most current information.

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Care recipient age: at least 60
  • Relationship: parent, child, grandparent, other relative, non relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Maryland? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — parent, child, grandparent, other relative, or non relative — count for this program?
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (60 or older)?
  • What counts as a qualifying disability or level of care need, and what documentation shows it?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

What this record does not yet say

  • application workflow not found
  • current funding or appropriation status
  • implementing regulations
  • qualified expenses detail
  • operational launch status
  • slug rename to md-caregiver-expense-grant
  • authority id

Services

Chapter 161 of 2024 established a Maryland Department of Aging Caregiver Expense Grant Program. Subject to available funding, an eligible caregiver may apply for a grant equal to 30% of qualified expenses that exceed $2,000, capped at $2,500 per fiscal year. The caregiver's federal AGI must not exceed $75,000 for an individual filer or $150,000 for a joint filer. Qualified family-member paths include older adults age 60+, people with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, and children or adults with developmental or functional disabilities under the statute's caregiver-age and relationship rules.

How to apply

  • Apply to the Maryland Department of Aging in the form and manner the Department requires
  • cdctc (companion): Maryland's child and dependent care tax credit may separately apply when the caregiver qualifies for the federal CDCTC.
  • md-family-caregiver-support-program (companion): Maryland's NFCSP-style caregiver support program may provide non-tax caregiver services through the aging network.