Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach & Enrollment Funding
$4 Million Available to Help Increase Enrollment of American Indian/Alaska Native Children
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a funding opportunity to support innovative outreach strategies aimed at increasing the enrollment and retention of eligible American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children in Medicaid and CHIP, emphasizing activities tailored to communities where AI/AN children and families reside and enlisting tribal and other community leaders and tribal health and social services programs that serve eligible AI/AN children and families. Awards will be in the form of cooperative agreements, ranging in size from $250,000 to $500,000 over a two-year period.
Cooperative Agreement awards will most likely be announced in May, 2017. Subscribe to email updates for future updates to our site.
This grant opportunity was open to
- Indian Health Services providers;
- Tribes and Tribal organizations operating a health program under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) (P.L. 93- 638, as amended); and
- Urban Indian organizations receiving funding under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) (P.L. 94-437, as amended).
Coalitions headed by one of the above entities were also eligible to apply.
Proposals were due on January 17, 2017 and the application period is now closed.
Application Resources
- View the Connecting Kids to Coverage Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on grants.gov
- View a fact sheet summarizing the funding opportunity
- Read the Frequently Asked Questions
About Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Funding
Connecting Kids to Coverage outreach and enrollment funding supports activities aimed at identifying children who are eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and helping their families enroll and renew their coverage. Along with the National Connecting Kids to Coverage Campaign, these activities have helped boost enrollment of eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP. They also have helped to engage a wide range of partners in taking steps to make health coverage outreach and enrollment a part of their routine efforts to ensure the health and security of the nation’s children and their families.
Learn about funding history and past award recipients on the Outreach & Enrollment Funding History page.