Block Grant 2605DC5MAP
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Department of Health received a Medicaid entitlement grant of $1,960,784.00 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). Awarded on October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, this block grant provides quarterly financial assistance to support medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income individuals, including cash...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Department of Health received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant award of $120.2 million from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778) for Fiscal Year 2026. The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, provides financial assistance to support medical assistance payments on behalf of low-income and categorically eligible populations, including...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) received a Medicaid Entitlement block grant of $60.46 million from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) for Fiscal Year 2026, with an award date of October 1, 2025 and completion date of September 30, 2027. This block grant (CFDA 93.767 - Children's Health Insurance Program) provides funds to enable the District of Columbia to maintain and expand child health assistance coverage to uninsured,...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $3.24 million under the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) Block Grant to the District of Columbia Government Health Department for fiscal year 2022. The grant will support the provision of medical assistance and related services to Medicaid-eligible and other low-income individuals from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the awardee, the District of Columbia Health Department will...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) received an $851,190 block grant from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566) for the performance period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This block grant funds the Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) program, which reimburses DC Health for providing short-term cash assistance,...
- 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...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), doing business as Financial Services Administration, received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant award of $1,960,784.00 from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). This award, designated as FY 2026 - T19, was obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The funding supports DSHS's delivery of medical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The District of Columbia Department of Health received a $5.23 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This grant supports the development and coordination of comprehensive maternal and child health systems of care across Washington, D.C., with particular...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $3.5 million under the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) Block Grant to the District of Columbia Government Health Department for fiscal year 2022. This funding will support the District of Columbia's Medicaid program by providing financial assistance for medical services delivered from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the official description notes, the Medical Assistance...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), doing business as Financial Services Administration, received a Medicaid Entitlement block grant award of $1.12 billion from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) for fiscal year 2026, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778), DSHS delivers medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income populations, including...
The District of Columbia Government, through its Department of Health (DC Health), received a Medicaid Entitlement block grant award of $4.9 billion from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). The award was obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, and provides financial assistance to support medical payments on behalf of eligible low-income individuals, including cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, and elderly individuals who meet specified income and resource requirements. The funding enables DC Health to provide essential healthcare services to qualifying Medicaid beneficiaries within the District of Columbia. As the principal public health agency for Washington, D.C., DC Health administers this quarterly-distributed entitlement grant to ensure continuous delivery of medical assistance programs. The award reflects DC Health's established capacity to manage substantial federal healthcare funding and deliver critical public health and social services across diverse program areas. This block grant represents the largest of DC Health's multiple federal grant allocations and supports the agency's comprehensive mission of promoting health, wellness, and equity for residents, visitors, and business communities in the nation's capital.Federal Block Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($29k) | 1/21/26 | ||
| Not listed | $931.3m | 1/1/26 | ||
| Not listed | $931.3m | 1/1/26 | ||
| Not listed | $293.0m | 12/4/25 | ||
| Not listed | $293.0m | 12/4/25 |