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The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009, signed by President Obama on February 4th, authorized new Federal funding targeted at reaching out to children who are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP but have not enrolled. The legislation included a total of $100 million in outreach funding to be made available between FY 2009 and FY 2013.
This amount includes $10 million for a national outreach campaign, $10 million in grant funds for Indian Tribes and health care providers that serve Tribes. The remaining $80 million is devoted to grants to community-based organizations, States, community health centers and other health care providers, as well as faith-based organizations, school districts and Tribal organizations. These grants will be used to develop and execute strategies to promote enrollment and retention in Medicaid and CHIP.
The first $40 million in grant funds was awarded on September 30, 2009. CMS received an overwhelmingly positive response to the grant solicitation and over 400 applications were reviewed. Out of this strong pool of applicants, CMS awarded 69 grants that will distribute the $40 million in Federal funds across 42 States and the District of Columbia. For a complete list of grantees, access "2009 Cycle I Outreach Grantees" below.
The grant awards are based on merit ranking, with additional considerations given to geographic distribution and level of innovation. Of the 69 grantees receiving awards, 49 are individual organizations or States. The remaining 20 grants are being awarded to groups of entities working together as consortiums. Many of the consortiums include the CHIP or Medicaid agency in that State; the vast majority – 78 percent of the consortium grantees -- are public, non-profit entities.
All of the grantees expressed a commitment to reaching under-served populations that are more likely to be uninsured.
The grantees will have two years to spend the grant funds and will be expected to report enrollment data and other information that will be used to evaluate the success of these projects.
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