Grants

Demonstrating an affordable and portable health insurance package for independent workers

Either by choice or necessity, more and more workers today are "independent" (e.g., freelancers, consultants, temps) with no access to employer-provided health insurance. Independent workers

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded $1,250,000.00

Awarded on: 12/10/2008

Time frame: 12/15/2008 - 6/14/2010

Grant Number: 63951

Grantee

Freelancers Union

20 Jay Street, Suite 700
Brooklyn, NY, 11201-8352

718-228-9580
Website

Sara Horowitz
Project Director

718-532-1518
Email

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