Cooperative Agreement 90HT0041

The Nebraska Department of Insurance has been awarded a $137,028 Formula Grant under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. This grant, covering the period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, will support the department's efforts to provide outreach, education, and application assistance to Medicare beneficiaries in Nebraska. Key services to be delivered through this...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a $1,250,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.332 - Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges) to the Health Center Association of Nebraska to serve as Exchange Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges. Under this award, the Health Center Association of Nebraska will provide public education, health plan selection assistance, and targeted outreach to help consumers in Nebraska access...

The Indiana Health Information Exchange Inc. received a $123,809 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (CFDA 93.462). The award will support Indiana Health Information Exchange Inc.'s efforts to connect underserved communities and address excess...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (CFDA 16.554), provides $6,012,113.00 to the Nebraska State Patrol to enhance the Patrol Criminal History (PCH) system and improve the quality, accuracy, and completeness of criminal history information in Nebraska. Key activities include: Contracting with Mission Critical Partners to implement a cloud-based law enforcement message switch and assist with upgrading the...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was awarded a $173,021,572 Block Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) federal grant program. The award will support Medicaid entitlement programs in Nebraska from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. As the designated state awardee, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will administer CHIP services...

The Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) was awarded a $2,800,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP, CFDA 16.554) by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. The funding will be used to enhance the Patrol Criminal History (PCH) system, improve the quality, accuracy, and completeness of Nebraska's criminal history information. Specifically, the grant will support the following activities: Contracting with Mission Critical Partners...

This $193,019,804 federal block grant award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CFDA 93.778 Medical Assistance Program) provides financial assistance to the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) to administer the state's Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services. This includes making medical assistance payments and determining eligibility for low-income populations such as cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, the...

The Nebraska Department of Insurance was awarded a $611,990 Project Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Expanding Access to Women's Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.797). This federal grant program supports state-level health insurance market reforms and consumer protections related to women's reproductive and maternal health services. The grant will fund the Nebraska Department of Insurance's initiatives to enhance access to critical women's health services by...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) was awarded a $1,899,789.00 Cooperative Agreement grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based Program (CFDA 93.940). The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2029, supports NDHHS in implementing a comprehensive HIV prevention and surveillance program in Nebraska. Key objectives include enhancing HIV testing accessibility,...

The Nebraska State Patrol was awarded a $2.32 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics under the National Criminal History Improvement Program for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The goal of this funding is to ensure the quality and completeness of the nation's criminal history record systems by providing financial and technical assistance to states and tribes for the establishment or improvement...