$4M grant split among 30 MNsure outreach groups

Thirty organizations will share in a $4 million federal grant to help Minnesotans find health insurance coverage on the new online marketplace, MNsure announced Friday.

More than 100 groups applied for the money to hire staff or buy equipment to reach out to Minnesotans who lack health insurance. While the groups will enroll consumers in any coverage from Medicaid to commercial plans, the grants are geared toward hard-to-reach populations and people with low incomes.

The funding is intended to help social service organizations purchase equipment and hire staff so they can provide assistance to an influx of new clients.

Here is a list of the organizations:

AccountAbility Minnesota

Central MN Jobs and Training Services Inc.

Centro Inc. (Centro Cultural Chicano Inc.)

Communicating for America Inc.

Community Resource Connections Inc.

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES)

Dakota County

Generations Health Care Initiatives

Health Access MN Inc

Healthfinders Collaborative Inc.

Hmong American Partnership

International Institute of Minnesota

Lyon-Dugin Associates

Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge

Minnesota AIDS Project

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

Minnesota Community Action Partnership

Minnesota Council of Churches

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Northpoint Health & Wellness Center Inc.

Planned Parenthood MN, ND, SD

Portico Healthnet

ResourceWest Inc.

Small Business Minnesota

Somali Health Solutions

Southside Community Health Services Inc.

Springboard for the Arts

Western Community Action Inc.

Women's Health Center of Duluth P.A.

WomenVenture