Project Grant R13HS023715

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services a $611.01 million Cooperative Agreement on December 29, 2025, under the Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798) to transform rural healthcare delivery systems and improve health outcomes across Wisconsin's rural communities through October 30, 2030. The award funds three major initiatives totaling approximately $945 million in planned...

Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $637,160 Formula Grant award on October 1, 2025, from the Administration on Aging under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043). This two-year grant, which extends through September 30, 2027, funds the development and strengthening of preventive health service and health promotion systems for older adults aged 55 and...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $16.7 million Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.994) from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This Project Grant supports Wisconsin's Title V MCH program, which develops and coordinates comprehensive systems of care to improve health outcomes for mothers, infants, children, adolescents, and families, with...

Federal Block Grant Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a Medicaid Entitlement Block Grant of $273.47 million from the Centers for Medicaid and Chip Services (CMCS) under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, CFDA 93.767) for the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This entitlement allocation supports Wisconsin's administration and delivery of health insurance coverage to low-income children under 19 years of age and, at the...

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will implement an Integrative Health Humanities Certificate Program through a $150,000 three-year Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The program will engage humanities and health science departments to develop new and revised courses focused on health and wellbeing. A core Health Humanities course and experiential learning opportunities including research and internships will be offered. An interdisciplinary advisory board will...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a $277,031 Cooperative Agreement from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA 93.048), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion expected by September 29, 2028. This Elder Justice Innovation Grant supports the enhancement of Wisconsin's county-administered Adult Protective...

Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) received a Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant (CFDA 93.870) from the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau totaling $10,691,956 in obligated funds ($9,308,174 in base grant funding plus $1,383,782 in matching grant funding). The award was made on September 30, 2025, with a project completion date of September 29, 2027, to support the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Wisconsin System received a $241,497 Project Grant from the Bureau of Health Professionals under the Grants to States for Loan Repayment program (CFDA 93.165), awarded July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. This award supports Wisconsin's operation of an educational loan repayment program designed to increase the availability of primary healthcare clinicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). The grant funds loan repayment...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Administration on Aging awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services under the Lifespan Respite Care Program (CFDA 93.072) to expand and strengthen Wisconsin's respite care infrastructure through September 2028. Building upon a previous lifespan respite care program grant, the initiative aims to enhance caregiver well-being and access to respite services by expanding person-centered, family-directed...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities will fund the creation of a digital resource bank and related programming to facilitate teaching and learning of health narratives in English and Spanish at the postsecondary level. Provided through the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program, the $149,999 award to The University of Iowa will support development of an online repository and journal to share...