Wednesday, April 2, 2025
4/2/2025
Connecting Kids to Coverage HEALTHY KIDS - Funding Opportunity Number: CMS-2Y2-22-001 CFDA(s): 93.767 Applicant Name: Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST) Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project: Project Retention and Enrollment Assistance for Children’s Healthcare (Project REACH) Abstract: Community Action Corporation of South Texas (CACOST), a private nonprofit 501 (c)(3) corporation will implement Project REACH (Retention and Enrollment Assistance for Children’s Healthcare) which will conduct outreach and enrollment activities to educate and enroll/renew eligible children in Medicaid/CHIP in South Texas. Project REACH’s service area — a predominantly low-income, Hispanic area with significant healthcare coverage gaps — includes Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kleberg, San Patricio, and Willacy counties. CACOST is requesting $1,500,000 to secure the personnel and supplies necessary to provide outreach and enrollment services across the 11-county service area. As a direct result of this funding opportunity, over the three year period, Project REACH’s goal is to assist in submitting Medicaid/CHIP new or renewal applications for 3,220 children. Project REACH’s outreach and enrollment efforts will focus on educating families about the availability of free or low-cost health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, identifying children likely to be eligible for these programs, and assisting families to apply for new/renewal coverage. The six Navigators and one Outreach and Enrollment Coordinator will provide outreach through one-on-one interaction with community stakeholders, educational presentations at coalition meetings and with organization staff, booths at health fairs and other school/community events, social media, radio ads, billboards, and through printed materials. Enrollment activities will occur in-person, via phone, and via Zoom with staff assisting with applications at CACOST office locations, community events, community organizations, and at applicant homes as needed. Project REACH will educate and collaborate with intra-agency programs and local community organizations, schools, and coalitions to increase the effectiveness of outreach and enrollment activities.
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