Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (93.694)
Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (Assistance Listing 93.694) is run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $38.7 million in 29 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.3 million. Half of the 29 awards fell between $1.1 million and $1.5 million, and they ranged from $90,040 to $3.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$38.7 million
- Grant awards29
- Typical award$1.3 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$38.7 million
- Size rank1,102 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 1102nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 84% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 29 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making available planning grants to state Medicaid and CHIP agencies to develop operational capabilities to promote continuity of care for individuals who are inmates of a public institution and are eligible for medical assistance under the state Medicaid program or are eligible for child health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Only one application may be submitted for a given state or territory. The term “state Medicaid agency” means the single state agency for medical assistance provided under Title XIX and Title XXI of the Act while the term “state CHIP agency” means the state agency responsible for administering the state CHIP plan under Title XXI of the Act. Further, if a state administers their Medicaid and separate CHIP programs through separate agencies, both agencies must agree to work together and submit one application per state. A Tribal organization, if interested, must come under the auspices of and work with the state Medicaid or CHIP agency in the implementation of this initiative.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funding is available for activities and expenses related to complying with the requirement that a state shall not terminate eligibility for medical assistance for individuals who are inmates of a public institution, for adopting Medicaid state plan options, or for promoting continuity of care following incarceration. Planning grant funding may not be used to: • provide medical assistance under a state Medicaid program or child health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance under a state CHIP to an individual, or otherwise directly administer health care services for an individual; or • build prisons, jails or other carceral facilities, or pay for prison, jail or other carceral facility-related improvements other than those improvements that are for the direct and primary purpose of meeting the health care needs of individuals who are o incarcerated and o eligible for medical assistance under the State Medicaid program or child health assistance or pregnancy-related assistance under the State CHIP;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. N/A
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
CMS will make a total of $108,300,000 million available to eligible applicants. Funds will be awarded to up to 56 recipients for a 4-year period of performance. Anticipated range of awards: $1 million to $5 million per recipient.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Section 206 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024: State Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for Medicaid & CHIP Beneficiaries (93.694) awarded $38.7 million across 29 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 29 | $38.7 million | 100% |
By state
23 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $2.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $2.6 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Alaska | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Nevada | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Maine | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Indiana | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $1.3 million |
| North Dakota | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Utah | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Arkansas | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $1.1 million |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.0 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $803,150 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $793,424 |
| Illinois | 1 | $618,611 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $354,174 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $300,000 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $90,040 |