Funding Opportunities | CMS

Funding Opportunities | CMS
Funding Opportunities
Consumer Support and Information
Consumer Assistance Program Grants
Health Insurance Marketplaces
Planning and Establishment Grants
Territory Cooperative Agreements
Early Innovator Grants
State-based Modernization Grants
Navigator Grants
Health Insurance Market Reforms
Essential Health Benefits (EHB)-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant
Expanding Access to Women's Health
State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market
Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections
Review of Insurance Rates
Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program
To find the grant solicitation and to apply, go to
www.grants.gov
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and search by the CFDA number.
Click here for the text of the following award terms that apply to all CCIIO Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards:
Award Term for Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), Subaward and Executive Compensation Reporting Requirement
Award Term for Trafficking in Persons
Award Term for Central Contractor Registration and Universal Identifier Requirements
Consumer Support and Information
Consumer Assistance Program Grants
FOAs:
July 22, 2010
Funding Opportunity: Consumer Assistance Program Grants (PDF)
(PDF – 158 KB)
Closing Date – September 10, 2010
Awarded – October 19, 2010
April 20, 2012
Funding Opportunity: Limited Competition for Affordable Care Act Consumer Assistance Program Grants
Visit
www.grants.gov
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and search for CFDA number 93.519
Closing Date – May 21, 2012
Award Date – June 20, 2012
June 7, 2012
Funding Opportunity: Affordable Care Act Consumer Assistance Program Grants
Visit
www.grants.gov
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and search for CFDA number 93.519
Closing Date – July 9, 2012
Target Award Date – August 23, 2012
August 13, 2014
Funding Opportunity Announcement: Limited Competition for Affordable Care Act Consumer Assistance Program Grants
Visit
www.grants.gov
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- search for CFDA number 93.519
Closing Date: September 15, 2014
Award Date: September 29, 2014
Health Insurance Marketplaces
Planning and Establishment Grants
Current FOAs:
June 29, 2012 (amended December 11, 2013)
Funding Opportunity: Exchange Establishment Grants (PDF)
(PDF – 457 KB)
You can also visit
www.grants.gov
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and search for CFDA number 93.525
Closing Date
States have multiple opportunities to apply for funding.
Level One Exchange Establishment Application Due Dates: 8/15/2012; 11/15/2012; 12/28/2012; 2/15/2013; 5/15/2013; 8/15/2013; 11/15/2013; 2/14/2014; 5/15/2014; 8/15/2014; 10/15/2014; 11/14/2014
Level Two Exchange Establishment Application Due Dates: 8/15/2012; 11/15/2012; 12/28/2012; 2/15/2013; 5/15/2013; 8/15/2013; 11/15/2013; 2/14/2014; 5/15/2014; 8/15/2014; 10/15/2014; 11/14/2014
Previously Released FOAs:
July 29, 2010
Funding Opportunity: Planning and Establishment Grants (PDF)
(PDF – 132 KB)
Closing Date – September 1, 2010
Awarded – September 30, 2010
January 19, 2011
Funding Opportunity: Limited Competition for State Planning and Establishment Grants (PDF)
(PDF – 291 KB )
Visit
www.grants.gov
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and search for CFDA number 93.525
Closing Date – February 18, 2011
January 20, 2011
Funding Opportunity: Establishment Grants (PDF)
(PDF – 1.1 MB)
Visit
www.grants.gov
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and search for CFDA number 93.525
Closing Date – States have multiple opportunities to apply for funding under level I and Level II.
Cut off dates for Level I: 3/30/2011; 6/30/2011; 9/30/2011, 12/30/2011.
Cut off dates for Level II: 3/30/2011; 6/30/2011; 9/30/2011; 12/30/2011; 3/30/2012, 6/29/2012
Territory Cooperative Agreements
FOAs:
January 20, 2011
Funding Opportunity: Territory Cooperative Agreements for the Affordable Care Act Exchanges (PDF)
(PDF – 407KB)
Visit
www.grants.gov
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and search for CFDA number 93.525
Closing Date – February 22, 2011
Early Innovator Grants
FOAs:
October 29, 2010
Funding Opportunity: Early Innovator Grants (PDF)
(PDF – 235 KB)
Closing Date – December 22, 2010
State-based Marketplace Modernization Grants
June 21, 2021
To view the Notice of Funding Opportunity, visit
, and search for CFDA #
93.525
Closing Date - July 20 2021
Award Date—September 10, 2021
September 10 2021
State-based Marketplace Modernization Grant Awardee List (PDF)
Navigator Grants
FOAs:
April 9, 2013
Funding Opportunity: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges (PDF)
Award Date – August 15, 2013
June 10, 2014
Funding Opportunity: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges (PDF)
Award Date – September 8, 2014
April 15 2015
Funding Opportunity: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges (PDF)
Award Date –  September 2, 2015
July 8, 2016
Hawaii Funding Opportunity: Limited Competition for Cooperative Agreements to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces (PDF)
Award Date – September 2, 2016
July 10, 2018
Funding Opportunity: Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges (please visit
Grants.gov
and search CFDA# 93.332)
Closing Date – August 9, 2018, 3:00pm Eastern Daylight Time
Anticipated Award Date – September 12, 2018
Pre-Application Technical Assistance Sessions
Technical Assistance Session #1 – Wednesday, July 18, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Link:
Technical Assistance Session #2 – Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Link:
Health Insurance Market Reforms
Essential Health Benefits (EHB)-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant
NOFO:
November 13, 2024
EHB-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant Opportunity
Mandatory Letter of Intent to Apply Due Date: December 16, 2024
Application Due Date: January 15, 2025 (by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time)
Anticipated Issuance Notice(s) of Award: March 14, 2025
November 20, 2024
Frequently Asked Questions for the 2024 Essential Health Benefits (EHB)-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant for States with a Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE) Grant Program (Funding Opportunity) (PDF)
Expanding Access to Women’s Health
NOFO:
June 7, 2024
Expanding Access to Women’s Health Grant (PDF)
Mandatory Letter of Intent to Apply Due Date: July 8, 2024
Application Due Date: August 7, 2024 (by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time)
Anticipated Issuance Notice(s) of Award: September 13, 2024
July 2, 2024
Expanding Access to Women’s Health Grant Program: Pre-Application Summary Slides (PDF)
September 20, 2024
Fact sheet: Expanding Access to Women’s Health Grant Program (PDF)
October 3, 2024
Expanding Access to Women’s Health Grant Program Applicants and Proposed Activity Summaries (PDF)
State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market
FOAs:
February 5, 2018
Grants to Support States in Providing Added Flexibility to Strengthen the Private Health Insurance Market through Implementation of Market Reforms under Part A of Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (Search for CFDA number 93.413) (PDF)
Mandatory Letter of Intent to Apply Due Date: February 26, 2018
Application Due Date: April 5, 2018 (by 3:00 PM Eastern U.S. Time)
Awarded: August 20, 2018
February 22, 2018
State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Grant Program: Pre-Application Summary Slides (PDF)
November 10, 2020
Grants to Support States in Providing Added Flexibility to Strengthen the Private Health Insurance Market through Implementation of Market Reforms under Part A of Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, Cycle II (Search for CFDA number 93.413) (PDF)
Mandatory Letter of Intent to Apply Due Date: December 11, 2020
Application Due Date: January 20, 2021 (by 3:00 PM Eastern U.S. Time)
Award: September 15, 2021
December 16, 2020
State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Grant Program Cycle II: Pre-Application Summary Slides (PDF)
Pre-Application Presentation for the State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Cycle II Grant
Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections
FOAs:
June 15, 2016
Grants to States for Planning and Implementing the Insurance Market Reforms under Part A of Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act - Cycle I (search for CFDA number 93.881) (PDF)
Mandatory Letter of Intent to Apply:  July 6, 2016
Application Due Date:  August 15, 2016 (by 3:00 p.m. Eastern – Baltimore MD – Time)
Awarded:  October 31, 2016
July 7, 2016
Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections Grant Program: Pre-Application Summary Slides (PDF)
Review of Insurance Rates
FOAs:
June 7, 2010
Funding Opportunity: Grants to States for Health Insurance Premium Review – Cycle I (PDF – 168 KB) (PDF)
Awarded (PDF)
– August 16, 2010
September 1, 2010
Funding Opportunity to Re-release: Grants to States for Health Insurance Premium Review – Cycle I (PDF)
(PDF – 302 KB)
Awarded – March 28, 2011
February 24, 2011
Funding Opportunity: Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate Review – Cycle II (PDF)
(PDF – 4 MB)
Phase I Application Due Date – August 15, 2011
Awarded - September 20, 2011
Phase II Application Due Dates - August 15, 2012, August 15, 2013
Awarded - September 21, 2012
December 21, 2012
Amended Funding Opportunity: Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate Review - Cycle II
(search for CFDA number 93.511)
Phase I Application Due Date – August 15, 2011
Awarded - September 20, 2011
Phase II Application Due Date - August 15, 2012
Awarded - September 21, 2012
Phase III Application Due Date – February 1, 2013
Awarded - March 15, 2013
May 8, 2013
Funding Opportunity: Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate Review and Increase Transparency in Health Care Pricing - Cycle III  (search for CFDA number 93.511)
Mandatory Letter of Intent - July 12, 2013
Application Due Date - August 1, 2013
Awarded - September 23, 2013
May 28, 2014
Grants to States to Support Health Insurance Rate Review and Increase Transparency in the Pricing of Medical Services-- Cycle IV (search for CFDA number 93.511)
Mandatory Letter of Intent to Apply -  June 13, 2014
Application Due Date -  July 21, 2014
Awarded – September 19, 2014
Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program
FOAs:
July 28, 2011
Funding Opportunity Announcement for CO-OP Program (PDF)
Application Due Dates - 10/17/2011, 1/3/2012, 4/2/2012, 7/2/2012, 10/01/2012, 12/31/2012
August 10, 2011
Transcript of Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA (PDF)
(PDF - 142 KB)
September 7, 2011
Frequently Asked Questions regarding the CO-OP Program FOA
September 7, 2011
Transcript of Second Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA (PDF)
(PDF - 86KB)
January 6, 2012
Announcement: New URL for the CO-OP FOA
March 1, 2012
Transcript of Third Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA (PDF)
(PDF - 158 KB)
May 16, 2012
Transcript of Fourth Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA (PDF)
(PDF - 116 KB)
November 8, 2012
Transcript of Fifth Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA (PDF)
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