FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jenni Bowring-McDonough
Media Relations Coordinator

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Today, MNsure released the 2014 Outreach and Enrollment Grant request for proposals, encouraging organizations interested in assisting MNsure with outreach and enrollment to apply.

MNsure is issuing $4 million in grants targeted to fund outreach and enrollment efforts from September 1, 2014, until June 30, 2015. Goals for the grant program include assisting populations with barriers to coverage, building regional navigator resource and referral networks and educating uninsured Minnesotans about the importance of health insurance and how they can enroll through MNsure.

The Outreach and Enrollment Grant RFP can be found here: /about-us/assister-program/funding-opportunities/index.jsphttps://www.mnsure.org/assisters/funding-opps.jsp

Proposals are due on June 2, 2014. Grant awards will be announced publicly on September 2, 2014, giving award recipients ample time to prepare for the 2015 open enrollment period that begins on November 15, 2014.

In 2013, MNsure distributed $4.75 million in Outreach and Infrastructure grants to 41 lead organizations to support outreach and enrollment among uninsured communities and to build organizational capacity.