Connecting first american children and families to coverage within the chickasaw nation's treaty territory through community outreach

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Chickasaw Nation a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,534,302 on April 1, 2026, to connect First American children and families to health coverage within the Chickasaw Nation's treaty territory through community outreach. The award supports the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), CFDA 93.767, which funds outreach and enrollment activities targeting low-income and uninsured children under the Connecting Kids to Coverage Cooperative Agreements program.

The Chickasaw Nation will deliver outreach and enrollment services across its 13-county treaty territory in south-central Oklahoma, with administrative oversight in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The award period runs through June 30, 2030. The cooperative agreement obligates $1,534,302 in federal assistance directed toward enrollment and retention activities for American Indian and Alaska Native children in Medicaid and CHIP programs within the Chickasaw Nation's jurisdiction. The recipient must collect and verify application and enrollment data to enable CMS monitoring of grant administration, compliance, and program effectiveness.