Project Grant 07SE0694

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $1,006,718.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324) supports the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Insurance, in providing comprehensive Medicare counseling and support services to Medicare-eligible individuals in Colorado from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030. The award funds personalized one-on-one...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million cooperative agreement to the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority on September 10, 2021 to implement the American Rescue Plan. The funding will support modernizing or updating systems, programs, or technologies necessary to implement Sections 9661 and 9663 of the American Rescue Plan Act, which modify premium assistance amounts for certain individuals. The award has a period of performance through September 9,...

This $236,653.50 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the Reduction of Issuer Burden Through Technology Grant Program and the Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections Grant Program (CFDA 93.881), will fund enhancements to the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) system. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) will build an IT connection between SERFF and the Health...

The federal Formula Grant award of $782,410.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living (ACL) through the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). The award was granted to the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance on September 1, 2024, with a performance period through August 31, 2025. This program supports state and local organizations in conducting outreach, providing one-on-one enrollment counseling, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $272,613.00, was made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) (CFDA 93.324). The award supports the District of Columbia Government Office on Aging in providing comprehensive Medicare counseling and support services to Medicare-eligible individuals in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The key products and services...

The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $1.1 million cooperative agreement to the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (doing business as Connect for Health Colorado) from September 10, 2021 through September 9, 2022. The funding supports modernization or system updates necessary to implement provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act related to premium assistance amounts available through Affordable Care Act exchanges. Specifically, the award...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a $482,086 cooperative agreement to the State Corporation Commission Virginia under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this award is to modernize or update any system, program, or technology that is necessary for implementation of Sections 9661 and 9663 of the American Rescue Plan Act, which make changes to the premium assistance amounts available to...

The federal Formula Grant award of $651,712 was provided by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). The award supports the Washington State Insurance Commissioner's Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisors (SHIBA) Division in delivering outreach, education, and application assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, particularly those with limited incomes and assets. Key services include conducting community outreach, providing...

The Idaho Health Insurance Exchange received a $1.1 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on September 10, 2021 to modernize, design, and enhance systems, consumer programs, and technology for Idaho's state-based exchange to comply with provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding supports the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's Exchanges program, which...

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance received a $1,107,392.87 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 10, 2021 to support modernization efforts under the State Planning and Establishment Grants for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Exchanges program (CFDA 93.525). The purpose of this funding is to update any system, program, or technology that is necessary for implementation of...