Extended Application Period for Planning Grants to Promote Continuity of Care for People Who Have Been Incarcerated On September 27, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), making available $106.5 million for planning grants to state Medicaid and Childrenâs Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies to address operational barriers and promote continuity of care for Medicaid and CHIP-eligible individuals who are inmates of a public institution, such as a state prison, local or county jail, tribal jail, or youth correctional or detention facility. Up to 56 recipients (states and territories) are eligible for the planning grants. Eligible applicants were given two opportunities to apply. The first application period ended on November 26, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET. The second application period opened on January 16, 2025, and was originally scheduled to end on March 17, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET. Today, CMS is announcing that it is extending the second application period to April 18, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET. In addition, CMS is announcing that it will host an informational webinar to discuss the Notice of Funding Opportunity on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 12-1 pm ET. To register for the webinar, please visit the planning grants webpage on Medicaid.gov. All states and territories that did not receive a grant award in the first round of awards are eligible to apply during the second application period. Interested states and territories must submit applications to Grants.gov no later than April 18, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET. Questions about this funding opportunity can be submitted to PlanningGrantsPCC@cms.hhs.gov
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