OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment of the Affordable Care Act?s Health Insurance Exchanges
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) provides States, the District of Columbia, and consortia of States, with financial assistance for the establishment of Exchanges. Throughout this announcement, States, the District of Columbia, and consortia of States will all be referred to as ?State(s).? These awards will provide funds for the State to complete activities for achieving approval in accordance with Section 1321 of the Affordable Care Act and the requirements as established through the rulemaking process (see 45 C.F.R. ? 105 (77 Fed. Reg. at 18446).). They support a process that will lead to State action, by legislation or other means, to create an Exchange entity with the authority necessary to meet all the Exchange requirements of the Affordable Care Act and its implementing regulations or to support the establishment of a Federally-facilitated Exchange in the State. Please refer to Appendix B for additional information on the Federally-fac ilitated Exchange and Partnership model.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants.gov Customer Support
GrantorContactText: Grants.gov Contact Center &lt;br/&gt;Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;support@grants.gov &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Key Dates:  Date of Issue: November 2012  Letter of Intent:  Optional, may be submitted one month prior to application due date.    Level One Exchange Establishment  Application Due Dates: August 15, 2012; November 15, 2012; December 28, 2012; February 15,  2013; May 15, 2013; August 15, 2013; November 15, 2013; February 14, 2014; May 15, 2014; August 15, 2014; October 15, 2014    Level Two Exchange Establishment  Application Due Dates: August 15, 2012; November 15, 2012; December 28, 2012; February 15,  2013; May 15, 2013; August 15, 2013; November 15, 2013; February 14, 2014; May 15, 2014; August 15, 2014; October 15, 2014    Anticipated notice of award: 45 days after application due date    Period of Performance: Level One Exchange Establishment: Up to one year after date of award; Level Two Exchange Establishment: Up to three years after date of award  Pre-Application Conference Calls:  (See Section III.4 for more information)