Covered Clips A Weekly Summary of News and Activities for the Cover Arizona Coalition Weeks of April 27th and May 4th CMS Announces Opportunity to Apply for Navigator Grants in and State Partnership Marketplaces On April 15th; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the availability of funding to support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFM), including State Partnership Marketplaces. Grantees will be selected for a three year project period, and a total of up to $67 million is available for the first year of the award. The multi-year grant award will be funded in 12-month increments and continued funding will be contingent on the grantee continuing to meet all Navigator program requirements and on funding availability. The funding opportunity announcement is open to eligible individuals, as well as private and public entities, applying to serve as Navigators in states with a FFM. It is open to new and returning HHS Navigator grant applicants, and applications are due by June 15, 2015. To access the funding opportunity announcement, visit: , and search for CFDA # 93.332. To view the CCIIO website dedicated to In-Person Assistance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces, click here. To view the press release that accompanied this announcement, click here. In addition, below are key dates for pre-application calls: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 11:00am-12:30 p.m. Eastern Time o Audience URL: o Webcast title: Navigator Funding Opportunity Announcement Pre-Application Webinar 5-20-15 Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time o Audience URL: o Webcast title: Navigator Funding Opportunity Announcement Pre-Application Webinar 6-3-15
Covered Clips A Weekly Summary of News and Activities for the Cover Arizona Coalition Weeks of April 27th and May 4th CMS Announces Opportunity to Apply for Navigator Grants in and State Partnership Marketplaces On April 15th; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the availability of funding to support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Marketplaces (FFM), including State Partnership Marketplaces. Grantees will be selected for a three year project period, and a total of up to $67 million is available for the first year of the award. The multi-year grant award will be funded in 12-month increments and continued funding will be contingent on the grantee continuing to meet all Navigator program requirements and on funding availability. The funding opportunity announcement is open to eligible individuals, as well as private and public entities, applying to serve as Navigators in states with a FFM. It is open to new and returning HHS Navigator grant applicants, and applications are due by June 15, 2015. To access the funding opportunity announcement, visit: , and search for CFDA # 93.332. To view the CCIIO website dedicated to In-Person Assistance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces, click here. To view the press release that accompanied this announcement, click here. In addition, below are key dates for pre-application calls: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 11:00am-12:30 p.m. Eastern Time o Audience URL: o Webcast title: Navigator Funding Opportunity Announcement Pre-Application Webinar 5-20-15 Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time o Audience URL: o Webcast title: Navigator Funding Opportunity Announcement Pre-Application Webinar 6-3-15