Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal agency within HHS that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program, and funds innovative payment and delivery models, quality improvement initiatives, and health information technology projects through grant awards. As a sub-agency of HHS, CMS sits at the center of federal health financing and policy implementation across more than 150 million beneficiaries.

CMS has awarded four federal grants totaling $99.3 million obligated to four distinct recipients since 2015. Grant activity was concentrated in the 2015–2017 window, with one award in 2015, two in 2016, and one in 2017; no grants have been awarded since May 2017. The grant portfolio is predominantly Cooperative Agreements (three awards, 75 percent) with a smaller share of Formula Grants (one award, 25 percent). The small portfolio size and limited recent activity suggest that CMS's primary mission delivery operates through direct federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid benefit administration and payment rather than through grant mechanisms to external recipients.

No recent grant opportunities are recorded against CMS or its descendant offices.