Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, received a $6.53 million formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds the investigation and prosecution of Medicaid provider fraud, as well as the investigation of patient abuse and neglect in healthcare facilities, board and care facilities, and non-institutional settings affecting Medicaid beneficiaries. The funding supports the operational capacity of New Jersey's established Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to protect program integrity and vulnerable populations.

The award is distributed quarterly throughout the fiscal year and represents one of the formula-based allocations distributed nationally to eligible states under this congressionally authorized program. New Jersey's unit operates as a single, identifiable state government entity certified and annually re-certified by the Office of Inspector General to comply with federal requirements. The department maintains comprehensive records of expenditures and investigations in accordance with federal retention requirements, with periodic oversight conducted through onsite reviews and annual re-certification assessments by the Office of Inspector General.