Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges | CA NAV 19 001

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The Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges (Funding Opportunity Number CA NAV 19 001) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through its Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight office. It uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically means CMS expects to have substantial involvement in how the work is carried out compared with a standard grant. The program falls under the health funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 93.332. The opportunity was created on May 23, 2019, with an original application closing date of July 22, 2019.

The purpose of the opportunity is to support Navigator activities in Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), the Health Insurance Marketplaces operated by the federal government in states that rely on the federal platform. The description reflects the evolution of the Marketplace program over time. In the early years, when the Exchanges were new and public understanding of available coverage options was limited, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services encouraged Navigators to do broad outreach and provide intensive, in-person, face-to-face assistance. By 2019, FFEs had been operating since 2013 (supporting coverage beginning with the 2014 open enrollment period), and CMS notes that public awareness of private coverage options available through the federal Marketplace had increased. The framing suggests the Navigator role and expectations are being considered in light of a more mature Marketplace environment, where strategies may shift away from purely wide-net, highly intensive engagement toward approaches that reflect greater baseline consumer familiarity, while still ensuring people can get help enrolling and understanding their options.

Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," indicating that applicants are not limited to a narrow category like state governments or universities and may include a range of organizations depending on the detailed eligibility rules in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The synopsis does not provide the specific award amounts, and the award ceiling is shown as 0 in the extracted data, which usually signals that the ceiling was not captured in this dataset or is defined elsewhere in the NOFO rather than meaning there is literally no cap. The expected number of awards is also not provided in the source fields shown. For practical details such as funding levels, service area requirements, specific Navigator duties, performance metrics, reporting expectations, and any required partnerships or compliance obligations, the listing directs applicants to consult the official NOFO, which would contain the controlling requirements and complete program guidance.

• The CMS-Consumer Information Insurance Oversight in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated Exchanges" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.332.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2019-05-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-07-22. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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