The third round of Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants were announced today. A total of $32 million was awarded in 22 states to 41 grantees, which include state and local governments, tribal organizations, community groups, schools, health care providers and other organizations. Grants were targeted in the states with the largest numbers of children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP but are not enrolled. The grants will support outreach activities in the following areas:

1. Engaging schools in outreach, enrollment and retention activities;
2. Bridging health coverage disparities by reaching out to subgroups of children that exhibit lower than average health coverage rates;
3. Designing and executing targeted enrollment strategies to streamline health coverage enrollment for individuals participating in SNAP, WIC or other public benefit programs;
4. Establishing and developing application assistance resources to provide high quality, reliable Medicaid/CHIP enrollment and renewal services in local communities; and
5. Conducting training programs to equip communities to help families understand the new application and enrollment system and to deliver effective assistance to families with children eligible for Medicaid and CHIP.

A press release about the grant awards and a fact sheet are available.  A summary of the grants describing how they will work to enroll eligible children is also available.

We recognize some friends among the list of grantees and send our congratulations to everyone as they embark on this all-important work of connecting kids to coverage.