CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT (CHIPRA) OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT GRANTS CYCLE I

Post Date

July 2nd 2009

Application Due Date

August 6th 2009

See link to full announcement for details.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2009-CMS-CHIPRA-0008

CFDA Number(s)

93.767

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

200

Eligibility Categories

Other

This grant opportunity is open to the following individual eligible entities or coalitions of eligible entities A State. A local government. An Indian tribe or tribal consortium, a tribal organization, an urban Indian organization receiving funds under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), or an Indian Health Service provider. A Federal health safety net organization. A national, state, local, or community-based public or nonprofit private organization, including organizations that use community health workers or community-based doula programs. A faith-based organization or consortia, to the extent that a grant awarded to such an entity is consistent with the requirements of section 1955 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x 65) relating to a grant award to nongovernmental entities. An elementary or secondary school. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $25000 - $1000000

Grant Description

On February 4, 2009, the President signed into law the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) (Pub.L. 111-3). CHIPRA reauthorizes the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2013, providing an additional $35 billion in federal funds to enable States to maintain their current CHIP programs and increase enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP. CHIPRA includes a number of provisions increasing outreach funding and activities to enroll eligible, but uninsured children, in coverage with a particular focus on those who are the most difficult to reach. The provisions for the Outreach and Enrollment Grants are the subject of this solicitation. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award a total of $80 million during two or more award cycles to eligible entities to conduct targeted outreach, resulting in increased enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP of eligible but unenrolled children.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• Agency Contact:

  CHIPRA Grants Mailbox
  CHIPRAOutreachGrants@cms.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  CHIPRA Grants Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  CHIPRAOutreachGrants@cms.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/LowCostHealthInsFamChild/01_Overview.asp#TopOfPage