Funding Opportunities

• Consumer Support and Information
  • Consumer Assistance Program Grants
• Affordable Insurance Exchanges
  • Planning and Establishment Grants
  • Territory Cooperative Agreements
  • Early Innovator Grants
  • Navigator Grants
• Health Market Reforms
  • 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 - Opens in a new window 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
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Consumer Support and Information

Consumer Assistance Program Grants

FOAs:

• July 22, 2010
  Funding Opportunity: Consumer Assistance Program Grants (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 - Opens in a new window 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 - Opens in a new window and search for CFDA number 93.519

Closing Date – July 9, 2012
Target Award Date – August 23, 2012

Affordable Insurance Exchanges

Planning and Establishment Grants

Current FOAs:

• June 29, 2012 (amended November 30, 2012)
  Funding Opportunity: Exchange Establishment Grants (PDF – 457 KB)
  You can also visit www.grants.gov - Opens in a new window 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
  • 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

Previously Released FOAs:

• July 29, 2010
  Funding Opportunity: Planning and Establishment Grants (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 – 291 KB )
  Visit www.grants.gov - Opens in a new window and search for CFDA number 93.525
  Closing Date – February 18, 2011
• January 20, 2011
  Funding Opportunity: Establishment Grants (PDF – 1.1 MB)
  Visit www.grants.gov - Opens in a new window 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

• January 20, 2011
  Funding Opportunity: Territory Cooperative Agreements for the Affordable Care Act Exchanges (PDF – 407KB)
  Visit www.grants.gov - Opens in a new window and search for CFDA number 93.525
  Closing Date – February 22, 2011

Early Innovator Grants

• October 29, 2010
  Funding Opportunity: Early Innovator Grants (PDF – 235 KB)
  Closing Date – December 22, 2010

Navigator Grants

• April 9, 2013
  Visit www.grants.gov - Opens in a new window and search for CFDA number 93.750
  Closing Date – June 7, 2013
  Anticipated Award Date – August 15, 2013
• April 30, 2013
  Pre-application Conference Call Audio - Opens in a new window (MP3 – 22 MB)
  Pre-application Conference Call Transcript (PDF – 428 KB)

Health Market Reforms

Review of Insurance Rates
FOAs:

• June 7, 2010
  Funding Opportunity: Grants to States for Health Insurance Premium Review – Cycle I (PDF – 168 KB)
  Awarded – August 16, 2010
• September 1, 2010
  Funding Opportunity to Re-release: Grants to States for Health Insurance Premium Review – Cycle I(PDF – 302 KB)
  Awarded – March 28, 2011
• February 24, 2011
  Funding Opportunity: Grants to Support States in Health Insurance Rate Review – Cycle II(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
• 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 - June 17, 2013
  Application Due Date - August 1, 2013

Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program

FOAs:

• July 28, 2011
  Funding Opportunity Announcement for CO-OP Program
  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 - 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 - 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 - 158 KB)
• May 16, 2012
  Transcript of Fourth Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA (PDF - 116 KB)
• November 8, 2012
  Transcript of Fifth Open Information Teleconference for Applicants of the CO-OP Program FOA