Obamacare $5B subsidy for employee early retirement plans

Here is an article related to the $5B subsidy for employee early retirement plans:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/04/AR2010050405171.html

Employers need to apply for this money to reduce the premiums of their early retiree health plans. I understand from Cisco HR that they have not applied for this. Not sure if it's too late to apply for it now.