The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $70.9 million in grants to 13 states to support the expansion of health care coverage for their uninsured populations. Funding for the grants was provided by the new State Health Access Program (SHAP), which is a successor to the HHS State Planning Grant (SPG) program. The SHAP grants are to be awarded over a 5-year period and require a 20 percent state match, unless financial hardship is demonstrated. States must also show that they can sustain the program after federal funding ends.
Click here to view the full list of grantees along with their grant award details.
Click here to learn more about SHAP grants and the types of coverage initiatives they fund.
Minnesota was one of the 13 states to receive funding. Click here to view the details of the grant award.