Block Grant 2605WA5MAP
- 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...
- 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 Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), doing business as Financial Services Administration, received a $2.62 million Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant (CFDA 93.778 - Grants to States for Medicaid) from the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services for Fiscal Year 2026. The award, dated October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2026, provides financial assistance to Washington State for medical assistance payments on behalf of...
- The $5,627,000 Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HHS CMS) supports the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) through September 30, 2022. The grant funds Medicaid entitlement services for Washington residents through the Washington Department of Social & Health Services. As the designated state agency, Washington DSHS administers the Medicaid program and provides medical assistance on behalf of eligible...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary The Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), doing business as Financial Services Administration, received a $143.36 million Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) block grant (CFDA 93.767) from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services, awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. This award provides federal matching funds to enable Washington State to maintain and expand health care coverage for uninsured, low-income...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million Block Grant to the Washington Department of Social & Health Services for the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. This funding supports the state's provision of medical assistance payments on behalf of cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, and other categorically-eligible groups who meet income and resource requirements,...
- 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 Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), doing business as Financial Services Administration, received a $17.3 million block grant from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, funds the Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance (CMA) program, which provides short-term cash...
- The Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) received a $73.5 million Medicaid entitlement block grant 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, dated October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, provides quarterly financial assistance to Montana for Medicaid medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income populations, including cash assistance...
- Federal Block Grant Award Summary 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...
The Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) awarded the Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), Washington State's Financial Services Administration, a Medicaid Entitlement block grant totaling $24.16 billion for Fiscal Year 2026 under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, provides quarterly funding allocations to support medical assistance payments on behalf of eligible low-income populations, including cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, elderly individuals, and other categorically-eligible groups who meet state income and resource requirements. DSHS administers comprehensive healthcare coverage through this block grant, delivering essential medical services to vulnerable Washington State populations through participating healthcare providers in the Medicaid program. The funding enables the state to provide ongoing medical assistance, including coverage for qualified Medicare beneficiaries' premiums, copayments, and deductibles, while maintaining compliance with federal Medicaid State Plan requirements and HHS regulations. The quarterly grant award structure allows DSHS to manage funds efficiently based on periodic funding estimates submitted to CMCS, ensuring timely medical assistance delivery to eligible beneficiaries throughout the fiscal year.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $15.3b | 1/1/26 | ||
| Not listed | $4.5b | 10/1/25 | ||
| Not listed | $4.5b | 10/1/25 |