Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Utah Attorney General's Office received a $3.4M formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award funds the state's investigative and prosecutorial operations targeting Medicaid provider fraud, patient abuse, and neglect across institutional and non-institutional healthcare settings, including health facilities, board and care facilities, and community-based environments serving Medicaid beneficiaries.

The grant supports the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in executing comprehensive fraud prevention and enforcement activities that protect program integrity and vulnerable populations. As a formula grant program administered by CMS, funding is distributed quarterly based on the state's approved annual budget and certified operational requirements, with the unit maintaining compliance through annual Office of Inspector General re-certification and onsite reviews. The Attorney General's Office has demonstrated sustained capacity in this program area, having established the unit as a single identifiable state government entity meeting all statutory and regulatory requirements under the Social Security Act.