The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $140.35 million Block Grant to the District of Columbia Government Health Department on October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The grant funding supports the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) federal grant program (CFDA #93.767), which aims to provide child health assistance to uninsured, low-income children and pregnant women. As the awardee, the District of Columbia Health Department...
This federal Block Grant award of $57,162,649.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA 93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program) supports the District of Columbia Department of Health in maintaining and expanding healthcare coverage for uninsured, low-income children in the District. The funding enables the agency to administer the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including processing medical claims, determining...
This $11,584,229,872 federal Medicaid Block Grant award, provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under CFDA 93.778 "Grants to States for Medicaid", supports medical assistance payments on behalf of low-income populations in the District of Columbia. The grant will fund comprehensive Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services over the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. As the primary awardee, the District of Columbia Department of...
This federal Block Grant award, totaling $135,543,946.00, was provided by the Center for Medicaid and Chip Services, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to the Washington Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS). The funding supports the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767), which aims to maintain and expand healthcare coverage for uninsured, low-income children, and at state option, low-income pregnant women. As the state Medicaid agency,...
This federal Project Grant award of $16,481,379.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994). The funding supports the District of Columbia Department of Health in improving the health and well-being of mothers, children, and families in Washington, D.C. through the provision of comprehensive healthcare services. Typical...
This $553,262,473 federal Medicaid Block Grant award is provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA 93.778 - Grants to States for Medicaid) to support the District of Columbia Department of Health in delivering comprehensive medical assistance and healthcare coverage for low-income populations, including cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, and elderly individuals. The grant will fund Medicaid services and program administration for the period of October...
The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) has been awarded a $2,098,900 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Grants To States (CFDA 10.578) program. This funding will support improvements and enhancements to the delivery of services for the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition assistance program within the District of Columbia from June 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025. As the principal public health agency for...
The Georgia Department of Community Health (GDCH) has been awarded a $450,790,596 block grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), CFDA 93.767. The grant funding will enable GDCH to maintain and expand health insurance coverage for low-income children and, at the state's option, low-income pregnant women in Georgia who do not qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private...
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) received a $56,555,483 federal block grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), CFDA 93.767. This funding will be used by NH DHHS to maintain and expand health insurance coverage for uninsured, low-income children in the state, as well as provide coverage for low-income pregnant women if the state chooses. The grant award period is from October 1,...
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) of the District of Columbia was awarded a $2,887,052 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (CFDA 93.694) program. The four-year grant, which runs from January 2025 to December 2028, will support the District's efforts to: 1) improve Medicaid eligibility and...