Outreach & Enrollment Grants

Connecting Kids to Coverage (CKC) outreach and enrollment grants support activities aimed at identifying and enrolling children who are eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Since grant funding initiatives began in 2009, more than 336 awards to eligible entities have been issued for approximately $270.9 million in total grant funding to community-based organizations, states, and local governments. Along with the Connecting Kids to Coverage National Campaign, these activities fund outreach and enrollment strategies aimed at educating families about the availability of Medicaid and CHIP and directly assisting families with the application and renewal process. The grants share the common goal to help reduce the number of children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP but are not enrolled.

2023 HEALTHY KIDS American Indian and Alaska Native Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreements

CMS Awards Over $5.9 Million in Funding for 7 Connecting Kids to Coverage HEALTHY KIDS American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) 2023 Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreements

On March 30, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), awarded $5.9 million in cooperative agreements to seven organizations in six states authorized under the Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017 (HEALTHY KIDS Act) with the purpose to increase the participation of eligible, uninsured AI/AN children in Medicaid and CHIP. These new Connecting Kids to Coverage HEALTHY KIDS AI/AN 2023 Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreement awards will provide critical support for the effective and targeted strategies needed to enroll and retain eligible uninsured AI/AN children in Medicaid and CHIP.

The HEALTHY KIDS Act provides continued funding for activities and strategies aimed at educating AI/AN families about the availability of free or low-cost health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, identifying AI/AN children likely to be eligible for these programs, and assisting families (including parents and pregnant individuals) to apply for and renew coverage.