Closed · CMS-1J1-17-001 · CFDA 93.634 · Discretionary
Support for Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in the Medicare- Medicaid Financial Alignment Initiative
Federal grant opportunity posted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $225K-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
Support for Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in the Medicare- Medicaid Financial Alignment Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that offered $225,000 -- $3,000,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $225K-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 93.634
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Support for Beneficiary Counseling Programs for States Participating in the Medicare- Medicaid Financial Alignment Initiative - is cataloged under number CMS-1J1-17-001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.634, posted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on September 30, 2016 and last updated on December 7, 2016. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $225,000 -- $3,000,000. It expects to issue 20 awards. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity is closed. Monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements in the next funding cycle. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$225,000 -- $3,000,000
Close Date
Not specified
November 1, 2016 – First RoundJanuary 9, 2017 - Second RoundJune 1, 2017 – Third RoundSeptember 5, 2017 – Fourth RoundMay 1, 2018 - Fifth Round3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Posted
September 30, 2016
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
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, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Ohio, Rhode Island, and South Carolina).1.2 One-on-one counseling activities enable beneficiaries to receive information and options counseling (hereafter called one-on-one counseling) on options for health coverage. Previously, only the State Health Insurance Information Assistance Program (SHIP) and Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) together could receive funding to provide this services. However, under this announcement, states have the flexibility to determine what entity will provide this service, and how they wish to structure the one-on-one counseling program. The state-selected entity could be a SHIP, an ADRC, a joint project of a SHIP and ADRC, an ombudsman program, or another appropriate entity.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 00. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Kevin Hornbeak Grants Management Specialist
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