Medicaid entitlement for 17 - FY 2026 - T21

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Department of Human Services Hawaii $59.729 million in Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767) block grant funding on October 1, 2025, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. The award funds health insurance coverage expansion to uninsured, low-income children in Hawaii, including at state option low-income pregnant women. The Department of Human Services Hawaii, a state government entity and child organization of the University of Hawaii Systems, administers CHIP as Hawaii's designated state recipient for this federal-state matching program. Performance occurs in Hawaii. The CHIP program enables states to operate a separate CHIP program, expand eligibility for children under their state Medicaid program, or operate a combination of these approaches. The Department of Human Services Hawaii holds minimal sub-award activity; recent sub-recipients include the Executive Office of the State of Hawaii, the State of Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and the Hawaii Department of Defense, with pass-through arrangements to county governments, nonprofit organizations, and community-based service providers supporting expanded service delivery across the state.