Project Grant NAVCA140116

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Incorporated (NARA NW) received a $170,000 annual cooperative agreement award (total five-year obligation of $850,000) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767) on August 4, 2025. Through the Connecting Kids to Coverage (CKC) outreach and enrollment program, NARA NW provides year-round outreach and enrollment...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Portico HealthNet received a $354,783 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767), effective August 4, 2025, through June 30, 2030. The organization will conduct year-round outreach and enrollment assistance targeting uninsured children, pregnant women, and parents across Minnesota, with expansion into rural areas. Portico will deploy a multilingual expert...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA) received a $13.5 million Cooperative Agreement from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071) to operate the National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment (NCBOE) from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. NCOA will expand access to federal and state benefits for low-income older adults and persons with disabilities through five...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. (AACHC) a $1.2 million Cooperative Agreement under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CFDA 93.767) beginning August 4, 2025, and extending through June 30, 2030. AACHC serves as Arizona's primary care association and leads the statewide Connecting Kids to Coverage (CKC) collaborative, which provides outreach, enrollment, and...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $650,000 cooperative agreement to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this award is to support modernization or updates to Kentucky's state-based health insurance exchange system to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act that modify premium assistance amounts for certain consumers. As a...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary River Network received a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program (CFDA 15.954), awarded June 1, 2025, with completion by August 31, 2026. The agreement funds the delivery of technical assistance, information sharing, and guidance to locally based organizations implementing waterway revitalization projects in Colorado. River Network's services support recipient...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, through its Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, received a $1.4 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research program (CFDA 93.393) awarded September 8, 2025, with completion scheduled for August 31, 2027. This two-phase cooperative agreement supports the adaptation and implementation of an evidence-based patient navigation intervention designed to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Health Research, Inc., through its Center for Community Health division, received a $684,000 cooperative agreement awarded August 30, 2025, by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion under the Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening program (CFDA 93.800). The five-year award, extending through August 29, 2030, funds the New York State Department of Health to increase colorectal cancer screening rates...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary: Aliados Health Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Project Aliados Health received a $1,146,926 cooperative agreement award effective August 4, 2025, through June 30, 2030, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767). The award supports targeted outreach, education, and direct enrollment assistance to increase Medicaid and CHIP coverage among uninsured...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Administration for Community Living, through the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048), awarded a $1.5 million cooperative agreement to Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging Inc. (doing business as Hawkeye Valley) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports the continued operation and enhancement of the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center (SMPRC), a centralized...