Cooperative Agreement 90HT0037

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded a $123,809 cooperative agreement to Healthie Nevada under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (CFDA 93.462). The award will support improving data quality to assist public health agencies with contact tracing from January 14, 2021 through July 13, 2022. Specifically,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is part of the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (CFDA 93.889). The $10.25M award, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, is intended to enhance healthcare systems' readiness and response capabilities for public health emergencies, terrorism, and large-scale medical crises in Nevada. Key objectives include...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program, awarded Nevada Health Centers, Inc. a $1,000,000 Project Grant to expand access to primary care and pharmacy services by extending clinic hours in high-needs areas across Nevada. The two-year grant, awarded on Dec 1, 2024, will enable Nevada Health Centers, a non-profit organization, to increase healthcare access and...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award for the Nevada Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation's Health program (CFDA 93.421), provides $22,118,397.00 over 5 years to enhance public health infrastructure and service delivery in Nevada. The primary grantee, the Nevada Department of Health and Human...

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a $576,028 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant program. The grant aims to provide home visiting services to over 200 families across Nevada utilizing several evidence-based models. Key sub-awardees include Lyon County Human Services, the University of Nevada Reno, Sunrise Children's Foundation,...

The Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) received a $5 million, 4-year Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (CFDA 93.694) program. The funding will support Nevada's Reentry Initiative, which aims to address the healthcare needs of the state's justice-involved population...

This federal Block Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides $454,498,167.00 in funding for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA 93.778). The award supports Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services in Nevada, with the goal of expanding healthcare coverage and affordability for low-income populations, including cash assistance...

The $93,365,881 federal Block Grant award was provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767) to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding supports the Nevada DHHS in administering Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expand healthcare coverage and affordability for low-income children, and optionally...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $175.3 million Block Grant to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services under the Children's Health Insurance Program for fiscal years 2022 through 2023. The grant will support Nevada's administration of the CHIP program, which aims to provide health insurance coverage to uninsured children in low-income families and at state option, pregnant women and legal immigrants. As the designated...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NV DPS) has been awarded a $1,320,517 Cooperative Agreement grant under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The grant will enable NV DPS to participate in the CCH Metrics Working Group and collaborate with SEARCH Group, Inc. to establish criminal history data quality improvement strategies. This includes developing and deploying a prototype CCH Data Quality (DQ)...