Block Grant Award Summary

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Utah Department of Health and Human Services $1,960,784 under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778) on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2025. This block grant provides quarterly financial assistance to Utah for Medicaid medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income individuals, including cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, aged individuals, and other categorically-eligible groups who meet state income and resource requirements. The funds enable Utah to support essential healthcare services delivered through participating Medicaid providers to qualifying beneficiaries.

Under this federal grant program, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services operates under an HHS-approved Medicaid State Plan and manages the distribution and administration of medical assistance funds to eligible state residents. The quarterly allocation model allows the state to provide timely medical care access while maintaining required financial records and compliance documentation. This award represents one component of Utah's substantially larger annual Medicaid entitlement block grant funding, which exceeds $1 billion annually for comprehensive medical assistance delivery across the state's diverse populations.