Formula Grant 2601WIMISH

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services $524,717 on September 1, 2026, under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071), a formula grant providing enhanced outreach to Medicare beneficiaries regarding preventive, wellness, and limited-income benefits, and application assistance for Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program eligibility.

The award funds activities in Wisconsin through August 31, 2028. As a formula grant distributed through an approved state plan, the funding flows to the state agency for allocation to area agencies on aging and aging and disability resource centers. The Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program is a mandatory, non-competitive formula grant program under which the Administration for Community Living distributes funds to state governments annually, with state plans subject to revision each year. Recipients must maintain accounting records by project number for three years from submission of the final FFR; entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually are subject to single or program-specific audit.