Closed · CMS-2U2-25-001 · CFDA 93.679 · Discretionary

EHB-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant for States with a Federally-Facilitated Exchange

Federal grant opportunity posted by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $375K
Award range
Closed
Status
January 15, 2025
Close date
28
Expected awards

The verdict

EHB-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant for States with a Federally-Facilitated Exchange is a closed discretionary listing from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that offered Up to $375,000 across 28 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 121 other opportunities from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

up to $375K
award range
Closed
application status
28
expected awards
93.679
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

EHB-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant for St… is closed (last close January 15, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services still indexes 121 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 15, 2025

Posted Nov 13 Closes Jan 15

Expected Awards

28

Instrument

Grant

Description

We know it can be challenging for states to fund the work necessary to improve the Essential Health Benefits (EHB). Improving EHB typically involves: Comprehensively reviewing EHB-benchmark plans. Seeking public feedback on the coverage of EHB in the state. Submitting an application to CMS to change the EHB in the state. We understand that, due in part to these challenges, that there are many states that have not considered updating their EHB-benchmark plans. These states include 24 of the 28 states expected to have a Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE) as of January 1, 2026. As a result, the covered benefits in the Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered through the Exchanges in these states may not reflect recent changes in medical evidence, scientific advancement, and clinical care guidelines. Additionally, people enrolled in these QHPs may have trouble accessing EHB because of cost, claims denials, utilization management, discriminatory benefit design, or other factors. We want to lessen these challenges through the EHB-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant for States with a Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE EHB Mod Grant). This new grant program will fund states with an FFE for a variety of activities related to the review of EHB-benchmark plans. The goal is to help applicants modernize and change their EHB-benchmark plans under 45 CFR 156.111.

Public-sector applicant lane · Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for EHB-Benchmark Plan Modernization Grant for St… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Affordable Care Act (ACA). 39 other Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services listings share this eligibility-code string (32% of 122).

Code 00
State governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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