Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary

The Chickasaw Nation received a $511,434 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767), effective April 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. This award supports targeted outreach, enrollment assistance, and retention activities designed to identify and enroll eligible but unenrolled First American children and families into Medicaid and CHIP coverage within the Chickasaw Nation's treaty territory across south-central Oklahoma. The cooperative agreement aligns with CMS's broader Connecting Kids to Coverage initiative, which funds community-based organizations and tribal entities to reduce gaps in healthcare access for low-income pediatric populations.

Under this award, the Chickasaw Nation will conduct community outreach and engagement activities to increase health insurance coverage awareness and facilitate enrollment processes for Native American children and pregnant women within its 13-county treaty territory. The four-year cooperative agreement requires the grantee to collect and verify application and enrollment data to enable CMS to monitor program administration, compliance, and the effectiveness of outreach initiatives in reaching underserved tribal populations.