Block Grant 2105AL5ADM

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $5.05 billion Block Grant to the Alabama Medicaid Agency for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Medical Assistance Program (CFDA #93.778), which provides financial assistance to the State of Alabama for payments of medical assistance on behalf of cash assistance recipients, children, pregnant women, and the aged who meet income and resource requirements, and other categorically-eligible groups. The Alabama Medicaid Agency, as a sub-awardee of the Alabama Department of Public Health, will deliver Medicaid services to eligible populations in Alabama using the federal grant funds.