The Minnesota Department of Human Services (MN DHS) was awarded a $17,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The 10-year grant, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2034, aims to improve pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum outcomes for Medicaid enrollees in Minnesota through a regional approach. Key products and services include: Expanding access to culturally...
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) was awarded a $17 million Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The award will fund a 10-year initiative to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities in the Aurora and Rockford regions of Illinois. The grant will support HFS in developing the infrastructure needed to provide whole-person care, including establishing...
This $11,444,994.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States program (CFDA 93.994) will enable the Minnesota Department of Health Financial Management Division to deliver a range of maternal and child health services to vulnerable populations across the state. The funding will support the development and coordination of comprehensive systems...
The Metropolitan Area Agency On Aging, Inc. has been awarded a $178,776 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (CFDA 93.048) program. The Cooperative Agreement, titled "The Trellis Upper Midwest Pension Project," provides quality, comprehensive pension counseling, information, and referral services to residents in the states...
This federal Project Grant award of $899,978, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), will support the "ALARISE" (Resources Information Support and Empowerment) maternal care coordination program delivered by the West Central Alabama AHEC (WCAAHEC). The key objectives of the project are to: implement a...
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) received a $999,709 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) program. The TMaH Model is a 10-year federal grant program aimed at improving maternal health care outcomes for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries through delivery and payment system reforms. Under this award, OHCA plans to implement the TMaH Model in...
The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) was awarded a $16.5 million Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034, will support DHS's efforts to expand access to high-quality maternal health services in areas of the state with significant disparities. Key initiatives include implementing a...
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) was awarded a $16,976,503.90 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869) to strengthen Maine's perinatal system of care and improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The three-year planning period and seven-year implementation phase will focus on three main areas: 1) Increasing access to care, infrastructure, and workforce...
The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) was awarded a $17 million Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). This 10-year federal grant program aims to improve maternal health care outcomes for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries through targeted technical assistance and innovative care models. The award will enable SCDHHS, as the state's largest healthcare payor covering 60%...
The Alabama Medicaid Agency has been awarded a 10-year, $914,551 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model program (CFDA 93.869). The TMaH Model aims to improve maternal health care outcomes for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries through targeted technical assistance and payment system reforms. Key products and services funded by this award include expanding access to midwifery and doula services, enhancing data...