State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Technical Assistance (TA) Center
The mission of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is to empower, educate and assist Medicare-eligible individuals, their families and caregivers through objective outreach, counseling and training to make informed health insurance decisions that optimize their access to care and benefits.
There are currently 54 active SHIP grants:
one in every state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands.
The SHIP National Technical Assistance Center serves as a centralized and significant source of information, expertise, and technical assistance for the SHIP grantee projects.
With this funding opportunity, ACL is seeking applicants for a single cooperative agreement to operate the SHIP National Technical Assistance Center (The SHIP TA Center).
ACL plans to fund one (1) cooperative agreement at the federal funding level of $1,350,000 per year, over a five (5) year project period, pending availability of federal funds.
There are currently 54 active SHIP grants:
one in every state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands.
The SHIP National Technical Assistance Center serves as a centralized and significant source of information, expertise, and technical assistance for the SHIP grantee projects.
With this funding opportunity, ACL is seeking applicants for a single cooperative agreement to operate the SHIP National Technical Assistance Center (The SHIP TA Center).
ACL plans to fund one (1) cooperative agreement at the federal funding level of $1,350,000 per year, over a five (5) year project period, pending availability of federal funds.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Community Living
Estimated Funding: $1,350,000
Office: Administration for Community Living
Estimated Funding: $1,350,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Authorizing legislation and governing programmatic regulations specify eligibility for individual grant programs.
In general, HHS grants may be awarded to domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit organizations.
Eligible organizations may include State, local, and Indian tribal governments; institutions of higher education; other non-profit organizations (including faith-based, community-based, and tribal organizations); and hospitals.
In some cases, grants also may be made to foreign or international organizations.
Eligibility for a particular funding opportunity announcement is specified in the Grants.gov FIND synopsis, with more detailed eligibility information found in the funding opportunity announcement.
More details can be found here: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/grants/grants/policies-regulations/hhsgps107.pdf Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Grants Policy
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2020-03-23
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2020-06-25
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