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Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreements (CKC) 2025

Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Assistance Listings: 93.767 -- Children's Health Insurance Program

Last Updated: January 13, 2025

Funding opportunity

Summary

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking applications for the Connecting Kids to Coverage (CKC) Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreements program. You may use funds to:

·      Target eligible, unenrolled children and help enroll them in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

·      Improve retention of eligible children who are already enrolled. 


Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

City or township governments

Private institutions of higher education

Public and state institutions of higher education

Special district governments

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

State governments

Independent school districts

Other Native American tribal organizations

County governments

Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Additional information

Only these types of organizations may apply, per the statute, 42 USC 1397mm(f)(1): (a) Government organizations: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); Indian tribes or tribal consortia, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations receiving funds under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. § 1651 et seq.), or Indian Health Service providers (b) Education organizations: Independent school districts; Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education (c) Nonprofit organizations: Nonprofits that have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Community and consumer-focused nonprofit groups If you have previously been awarded a CKC cooperative agreement funded under Section 2113 of the Social Security Act, you may apply for a new CKC cooperative agreement if your proposal meets one of the following criteria: • Your proposal is new and distinct from those previously funded. • You wish to continue activities you are conducting or previously conducted, if those activities were successful in enrolling and/or retaining eligible children in Medicaid and CHIP. You will need to submit data to demonstrate you were successful. We will not consider previous recipients who did not meet at least 40 percent of their combined new enrollment and renewal goals for children each budget year.

Grantor contact information

Description

HealthyKids@cms.hhs.gov

Email

HealthyKids@cms.hhs.gov

HealthyKids@cms.hhs.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
CMS-3Y3-25-001_1.13.2025.pdf
Connecting Kids to Coverage 2025 NOFO
Jan 13, 2025 06:52 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: April 6, 2025

Application process

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Award

$66,300,000

Program Funding

22

Expected awards

$3,000,000

Award Ceiling

$--

Award Floor

Funding opportunity number:

CMS-3Y3-25-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

2

Posted date:

January 13, 2025

Archive date:

April 6, 2025

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