Cooperative Agreement 90MPPG0102

The Wisconsin State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) was awarded a $1,412,025 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) with a project period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) will partner with the Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long-Term Care (BOALTC) and contracted partners to provide statewide outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living has awarded a $471,640 formula grant under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071) to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), to be executed from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2027. This grant funding supports DHS, operating through its Office of Legal Counsel, in providing comprehensive outreach, education, and application assistance to Medicare beneficiaries in...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $4,083,570.91 under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units federal Formula Grant program to investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud as well as patient abuse or neglect in health facilities and board and care facilities and of Medicaid beneficiaries in non-institutional or other settings. The Wisconsin Department of Justice will serve as the awardee, delivering services from October 1, 2021...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living awarded a $113,941 Formula Grant under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071) to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), operating as the Office of Legal Counsel. This grant, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027, supports DHS's efforts to provide enhanced outreach, education, and application assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries, particularly...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $265,519 federal block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. This two-year grant, effective from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, will enhance and improve the state's coordinated system of adult protective services for older adults and adults with disabilities. Grant funds will be used to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living, under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program, provides $1,500,000 to the Northeast Iowa Area Agency On Aging Inc. (doing business as Hawkeye Valley) to operate the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center (SMPRC). The SMPRC aims to maximize the effectiveness of SMP Medicare fraud prevention outreach...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of Legal Counsel received a $258,880 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), CFDA 10.576, to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs from farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) was awarded a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living. The grant funding will be used to enhance the coordination and interface between Wisconsin's 54 Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs), 11 tribal nations, and the Adult...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. $130,940 under the State Grants for Protection and Advocacy Services program (CFDA 93.873) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. This Formula Grant supports the delivery of services to individuals with traumatic brain injury, including information and referrals, legal advice, and advocacy. The Protection and Advocacy system established in Wisconsin enables individuals...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $659,282 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living. The grant is part of the Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program (CFDA 93.747) and will fund the development, implementation, and evaluation of elder abuse prevention interventions from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. As the official grantee, the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services will...