Rural Outreach Benefits Counseling Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-15-137 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.912Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Mar 30, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Jan 29, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Rural Outreach Benefits Counseling Program (Benefits Counseling Program). The Benefits Counseling Program is a community-based pilot program targeted to improve outreach and service delivery in local and regional rural communities. ?The purpose of the three-year Benefits Counseling Program is to expand outreach, education and enrollment efforts to eligible uninsured individuals and families, and newly insured individuals and families in rural communities. ?For the purposes of this grant program, benefits counseling (outreach, education and enrollment efforts) will be limited to only public health insurance (Medicare, Medicaid and/or Children?s Health Insurance Program), qualified health plans offered through Health Insurance Marketplace and/or private health insurance plans. The overarching goals of this grant funding are to coordinate and conduct innovative outreach activities through a strong consortium in order to: 1)????? Identify and enroll uninsured individuals and f...

Source: Grants.gov - January 30, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding