The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services $18.879 billion in Medicaid block grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to States for Medicaid program (CFDA 93.778).
The award funds medical assistance payments on behalf of cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, the aged, and categorically-eligible groups meeting income and resource requirements. Wisconsin receives funds quarterly based on estimated need to provide medical care through participating Medicaid providers to eligible beneficiaries. The award also supports payments for Medicare premiums, copayments, and deductibles for qualified Medicare beneficiaries meeting certain income thresholds.
The funding obligated is $18.879 billion with a performance period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is Wisconsin. The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, operating as the Office of Legal Counsel, administers the program and operates under an HHS-approved Medicaid State Plan, maintaining records substantiating direct and indirect costs and complying with all federal regulations governing medical assistance to the needy.