DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONNECTICUT
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$7.36B
$56for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
1.8%of all $401.9B in tracked grants
4separate grants, trailing 12 months
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONNECTICUT has received $7.36B across 4 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of August 5, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 11 - FY 2026 - T19 | $6,886,389,774 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | MEDICAID ENTITLEMENT FOR 11 - FY 2026 - T19 | $318,724,530 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CONNECTICUT'S RHT PLAN WILL MODERNIZE RURAL HEALTH DELIVERY BY INVESTING IN SHARED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS, FACILITY UPGRADES, DIGITAL INCLUSION, AND TELEHEALTH EXPANSION. - NAME OF ORGANIZATION: CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS) TITLE: CONNECTICUT RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION (RHT) PLAN (CMS-RHT-26-001) SUBRECIPIENTS / SUB-AWARDEE ORGANIZATIONS: DSS WILL SERVE AS THE LEAD AGENCY. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SUBRECIPIENTS/SUB-AWARDEES WHO WILL ALSO CARRY OUT THE STATE’S RHT PLAN: THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH (ORH), OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (OPM), OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY (OHS), OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD (OEC), DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES (DMHAS), DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEEP), AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES (ADS), DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DPH), STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SDE), AND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DOAG). THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR CONTRACTORS WHO WILL RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH CONTRACTS, DISTINCT FROM THE SUBRECIPIENT/SUB-AWARDEE STATE AGENCIES LISTED ABOVE. PROJECT GOALS: THE CONNECTICUT RHT PLAN IS A CRITICAL MECHANISM TO ADVANCE A SUSTAINABLE, DATA-DRIVEN MODEL OF CARE THAT ENHANCES ACCESS, QUALITY, AND OUTCOMES. DSS, AS LEAD AGENCY, IS COMMITTED TO REMOVING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT, IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND PROMOTING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE. THE RHT PLAN CENTERS ON FOUR COORDINATED INITIATIVES THAT COLLECTIVELY INCLUDE THIRTY-ONE TARGETED PROJECTS WHICH, TOGETHER, ADDRESS ALL OF CMS’S STRATEGIC GOALS FOR THIS GRANT TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE STATE’S RURAL AREAS: MAKE RURAL AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN BY ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASES; STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE ACCESS; IMPROVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTE INNOVATIVE CARE; AND ENHANCE TECH INNOVATION. THE INITIATIVES ARE: 1. POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES – ADVANCE PREVENTION, IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES, MATERNAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION, AND ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE. 2. WORKFORCE – STRENGTHEN RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND STAFF THROUGH EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS, TELEHEALTH SUPPORT, AND CAREER PIPELINES. 3. DATA & TECHNOLOGY – EXPAND INTEROPERABILITY, HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE PARTICIPATION AND TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ANALYTICS TO GUIDE PERFORMANCE AND INFORM POLICY, AS WELL AS IMPROVE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS’ ABILITY TO COORDINATE CARE AND IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH. 4. CARE TRANSFORMATION & STABILITY – PROMOTE RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CAPACITY TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND POPULATION HEALTH, INCLUDING BY SUPPORTING ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION, ADOPTION OF VALUE-BASED MODELS, INTEGRATING MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, DENTAL, AND LONG-TERM SERVICES, COORDINATED CARE TEAMS, AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. THE STATE’S PLAN WILL LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, TRIBAL PARTNERS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE LOCALLY RESPONSIVE SOLUTIONS. BY ALIGNING INVESTMENTS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECTS, THE RHT PLAN WILL IMPROVE CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, EXPAND HEALTHCARE ACCESS, REDUCE AVOIDABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND STRENGTHEN THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF RURAL RESIDENTS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. THIS PROGRAM WILL MODERNIZE ELECTRONIC AND LOGISTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-TO-CLINICIAN CONNECTIONS, AND FURTHER INTEGRATE HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ACROSS SETTINGS AND TYPES OF CARE. TOTAL BUDGET AMOUNT: $1,000,000,000 USE OF FUNDS: THE REQUESTED $1,000,000,000 PROVIDES THE INVESTMENT NEEDED TO BUILD A MORE RESILIENT SYSTEM THAT EMPHASIZES PREVENTION, SUPPORTS PROVIDERS, AND ENSURES HIGH-QUALITY CARE THAT TRANSCENDS DISTANCE BARRIERS. | $154,249,106 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | CONNECTICUT AHEAD IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT LED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOCUSED ON IMPROVING HEALTH AND ADDRESSING HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS - THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES DSS IS APPLYING FOR THE AHEAD MODEL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AS THE LEAD APPLICANT THROUGH A DIRECTED ANNOUNCEMENT AND WILL INCLUDE THE ENTIRE STATE AS PART OF THE MODELS SERVICE AREA. DSS IS NAMING THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OPM AS A SUB RECIPIENT. THROUGH CARE TRANSFORMATION NEW PAYMENT STRUCTURES FOR PROVIDERS AND POPULATION HEALTH PLANNING DSS AND OPM AIM TO CURB HEALTHCARE COSTS AND IMPROVE HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS. THIS PROCESS WILL BE GUIDED BY A MODEL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THE AHEAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF STAKEHOLDERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES TO INFORM MODEL ACTIVITIES AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS TO ACHIEVE MODEL GOALS. DSS AND OPM WILL USE THE FIRST YEAR BUDGET OF 4.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO HIRE PROGRAM STAFF THAT WILL TAKE ON TASKS LIKE PROVIDING STRATEGIC DIRECTION COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE MODEL CONVENING THE AHEAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND SUPPORTING FISCAL OPERATIONS AND BUDGET PREPARATION. THE STATE ALSO PLANS TO HIRE CONTRACTORS THAT WILL SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL HOSPITAL GLOBAL BUDGETS PRIMARY CARE PAYMENT REFORM PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE RECRUITMENT PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE STATEWIDE ACCOUNTABILITY TARGET FRAMEWORK. | $4,802,141 |