Support for Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in the Medicare- Medicaid Financial Alignment Initiative

Funding Opportunity ID: 289287 Opportunity Number: CMS-1J1-17-001 Opportunity Title: Support for Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in the Medicare- Medicaid Financial Alignment InitiativeOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Affordable Care ActCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.634Eligible Applicants: State governmentsAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: HHS-CMSAgency Name: Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPosted Date: Sep 30, 2016Close Date: November 1, 2016 – First Round January 9, 2017 - Second Round June 1, 2017 – Third Round September 5, 2017 – Fourth Round May 1, 2018 - Fifth Round 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Last Updated Date: Sep 30, 2016Award Ceiling: $3,000,000Award Floor: $225,000Estimated Total Program Funding: Expected Number of Awards: 20Description: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support two types of activities for beneficiaries eligible for Medicare-Medicaid Financial Alignment Initiative demonstrations: 1.1 Ombudsman services provides two additional years of funding for Demonstration Ombudsman Programs. Only states that currently receive CMS funding for Demonstration Ombudsman Programs from grant number CMS-1J1-13-001 are eligible to apply for ombudsman services funding (California, Colorado, I...

Source: Grants.gov - October 1, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Affordable Care Act Source Type: funding