Project Grant 05SA0426

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million cooperative agreement to the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange DBA Access Health CT from September 10, 2021 through September 9, 2022. The funding supports the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's Exchanges program (CFDA #93.525), which aims to modernize or update systems, programs, and technologies necessary to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act that impact premium...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $5,044,509 in funding to Health Research, Inc. (HRI) to build capacity for indoor air quality (IAQ) and greenhouse gas reduction (GHGR) initiatives in K-12 schools across New York State and nationally. The key products and services to be delivered...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $986,329 cooperative agreement to the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to support the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this award is to modernize or update any system, program, or technology that is necessary for implementation of Sections 9661 and 9663 of the American Rescue Plan Act, which make changes to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Connecticut Department of Public Health received a $109,963 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Toxic Substances Compliance Monitoring Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.701) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The grant supports the department's asbestos compliance monitoring program designed to prevent and eliminate unreasonable health and environmental risks in Connecticut communities....

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded Xcellassay, Inc. a $306,872 Project Grant under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program. The grant funding will support the development and characterization of a hand-held, bioassay-based test strip for rapid, in-field detection of water contamination by endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The goal is to create a 1 x 1.5 cm detection strip printed with 20 nuclear receptor sensors that can be...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded $650,000 to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services through the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525) on September 10, 2021. This one-year cooperative agreement will support modernizing or updating Maine's state-based health insurance marketplace systems and programs to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Education Health & Research International Inc. (EHRI) received a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement from the Administration on Aging under the Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs (CFDA 93.734) award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award funds the "EHRI CDSME Behavioral Health" initiative, which delivers chronic disease self-management...

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH) received a $372,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program (CFDA 66.442), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award funds activities to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination at Ridgefield High and Middle School's public water...

Grant Award Summary The National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (NPETE) received a $1.26 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training program (CFDA 93.142), awarded on September 8, 2025, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2030. The agreement funds the Community College for Health and Safety Training (CCCHST) to deliver Occupational Safety and Health...

Federal Grant Award Summary Access Sensor Technologies LLC received a $612,682 Project Grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under the Environmental Health program (CFDA 93.113), awarded August 5, 2025, with completion targeted for January 31, 2027. The grant supports the commercialization of a High-Throughput Automated Sample Analysis Platform (ASAP) designed to enable large-scale characterization of air pollutant exposures for exposomics and precision...