Expertise of Personnel. Applicants must provide information on the total number of all Navigators on staff, including full-time, part-time, and volunteer staff, as well as a description of staff expertise with Health Insurance Marketplaces and/or the private health insurance market, conducting public education and outreach activities, assisting consumers in obtaining health coverage eligibility determinations, finding available health insurance options (including public programs), and working with individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, the populations underserved in the current private health insurance market, and vulnerable populations. Applicants must also discuss personnel expertise demonstrating the ability to perform work that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and work that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If selected for award, applicants will be required to submit a plan to ensure personnel comply with the conflict of interest provisions in 45 C.F.R. § 155.215. For current and past HHS Navigator awardees, applications should describe the level of expertise in personnel both before and after receipt of previously awarded Navigator funding, including how their Navigators meet the requirements set forth in 45 C.F.R. §§ 155.210 and 155.215, and describe how any additional funding requested in this category will be used for new activities related to developing staff expertise, for example, training staff that the entity expects to add during the period of any new grant, or conducting recertification training for all existing staff.
Expertise of Personnel. Applicants must provide: • Information on the total number of personnel expected to perform Navigator activities under the direct supervision of the applicant and/or any consortium members or sub- recipients or contactors under this cooperative agreement, both during open enrollment and post-open enrollment; • A description of staff expertise with the Health Insurance Exchanges, and how they ensure that all paid and unpaid staff performing Navigator duties successfully complete the required federal certification or recertification training as well as any applicable state Navigator requirements before assisting consumers in the Exchanges; • A description of staff expertise in the private health insurance market, and how it conducts public education and outreach activities, assists consumers in obtaining health coverage eligibility determinations, find available health insurance options (including public programs such as Medicaid/CHIP), assist consumers with enrolling through a SEP, and work with individuals with limited English proficiency and the left behind populations; and • A description of personnel expertise in their ability to perform work that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and work that is accessible and accommodating to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. If selected for an award, applicants will be required to submit a plan to ensure personnel comply with the conflict of interest provisions in 45 C.F.R. § 155.215. For current and/or past HHS Navigator awardees, applications should describe the level of expertise of personnel both before and after receipt of previously awarded Navigator funding, including how they meet the requirements set forth in 45 C.F.R. §§ 155.210 and 155.215, and describe how any additional funding requested in this category will be used for new activities related to developing staff expertise, for example, training staff that the entity expects to add during the period of any new grant, or conducting recertification training for all existing staff.
Expertise of Personnel. Applicants must provide information on the total number of staff, including full-time, part-time, and volunteer staff, as well as a description of staff expertise with the private health insurance market, conducting public education and outreach activities, assisting consumers in obtaining health coverage determinations, finding available health insurance options (including public programs) and working with individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, the populations underserved in the current private health insurance market, and vulnerable populations. Applicants must also discuss personnel expertise demonstrating the ability to perform work that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and work that is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Expertise of Personnel. Applicants must provide information on the total number of all staff, including full-time, part- time, and volunteer staff, as well as a description of staff expertise with the Health Insurance Marketplace and/or the private health insurance market, conducting public education and outreach activities, assisting consumers in obtaining health coverage determinations, finding available health insurance options (including public programs), and working with individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, the populations underserved in the current private health insurance market, and vulnerable populations. Applicants must also discuss personnel expertise demonstrating the ability to perform work that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and work that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If selected for award, applicants will be required to submit a plan to ensure personnel comply with the conflict of interest provisions in 45 C.F.R. § 155.215. For current Navigator awardees, under opportunity CA-NAV-13-001, applications should describe the level of expertise in personnel both before and after receipt of the Navigator funding, including how their Navigators meet the requirements set forth in 45 C.F.R. §§ 155.210 and 155.215, and describe how additional funding through this opportunity will be used for new activities related to developing staff expertise, for example, training staff that the entity expects to add during the period of any new grant, or conducting recertification training for all existing staff.
Expertise of Personnel. Applicants must ensure the following information is included in their application: • Brief biographical statements for the key personnel (AOR and Project Director) discussing the level of expertise they have administering a federal grant (or cooperative agreement)32 and at least two examples of successful compliance with the terms and conditions associated with a federal grant (or cooperative agreement); • Outline of how the AOR and Project Director will oversee and monitor the activities proposed in the project narrative; • Description of the applicant’s current staffing capacity, along with the anticipated timeline for bringing any additional staff (including FTE, PTE, and volunteers) onboard if awarded; • Plan for ensuring that all paid and unpaid staff performing Navigator duties successfully complete the required federal certification or recertification training, as well as any applicable state Navigator requirements, before performing any Navigator functions in the FFEs; • Description of staff’s expertise with the FFEs, conducting public education and outreach activities, assisting consumers in obtaining health coverage eligibility determinations, 31 See 45 C.F.R. § 155.210(e)(5) 32 This discussion can include but is not limited to: compliance with submitting timely and accurate programmatic and financial reports in accordance with applicable guidance provided by the grantor (CMS or another federal agency (please specify the agency, grant name, and grant year); properly closing out a federal grant at the end of the period of performance (please specify the federal agency, grant name, and grant year) in the prescribed timeframe; or effectively communicating with and providing information as requested to assigned Project Officer and Grants Management Specialist. finding available health insurance options (including public programs), and working with individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals with disabilities, and underserved or vulnerable populations; and • Description of how the proposed staffing for this project reflects the cultural, linguistic, and other characteristics/preferences of the target population(s) that the applicant proposes to serve, and their ability to provide assistance to consumers in a way that is accessible and accommodating to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. If applicant is applying as the lead applicant for a consortium, the following should also be included: • Description of the role each subre...
Expertise of Personnel. Applicants must provide: • Information on the total number of personnel expected to perform Navigator activities under the direct supervision of the applicant and/or any consortium members or sub-recipients or contactors under this cooperative agreement, both during open enrollment and post-open enrollment; • A description of staff expertise with the Health Insurance Exchanges, and how they ensure that all paid and unpaid staff performing Navigator duties successfully complete the required federal certification or recertification training as well as any applicable state Navigator requirements before assisting consumers in the Exchanges; • A description of staff expertise in the private health insurance market, and how it conducts public education and outreach activities, assists consumers in obtaining health coverage eligibility determinations, find available health insurance options (including public programs such as Medicaid/CHIP), assist consumers with enrolling through a SEP, and work with individuals with limited English proficiency and the “left behind” populations; and • A description of personnel expertise in their ability to perform work that is culturally and linguistically appropriate and work that is accessible and accommodating to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities. If selected for an award, applicants will be required to submit a plan to ensure personnel comply with the conflict of interest provisions in 45 C.F.R. §
