FY15 Partnerships to Increase Coverage in Communities II Initiative

Funding Opportunity Number: MP-CPI-15-003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.137Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-OPHSClosing Date: May 22, 2015Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 17Creation Date: Mar 19, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Affordable Care Act, signed into law on March 23, 2010, established a new Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace), that has enabled millions of individuals to obtain and purchase affordable health coverage. The Affordable Care Act has created a streamlined system for helping people connect with the health coverage options that best meet their needs while maximizing electronic data exchanges and other technology to reduce the application burden. Some of the features of the Marketplace include: 1) the option for eligible individuals to apply for affordable health coverage programs (Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions); and 2) enabling individuals and families to apply for coverage using a single streamlined application. The need for outreach efforts continues in order to ensure that the public, including minority populations, understand these health insurance options and receive the assistance they need to obtain coverage through ...

Source: Grants.gov - March 20, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding