State Health Insurance Assistance Program Performance Improvement and Innovation Grant
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides grants to states to fund infrastructure, training, and outreach support to over 12,000 (mostly volunteer) counselors in over 1,300 community-based organizations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands.
In FY 2014, the SHIP program was transferred from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
SHIPs provide free, one-on-one counseling and assistance to help aging and disabled Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries as well as coming-of-agers navigate the complexities of health and long-term care systems.
Services are provided via telephone and face-to-face interactive sessions, public education presentations and programs, and media activities.
With this funding opportunity ACL is seeking applicants for competitive innovation and/or performance improvement grants.
Eligible applicants include only current SHIP grantees.
ACL anticipates funding multiple 17-month grants capped at 20% of the applicant’s FY 2014 base grant award or $250,000, whichever is lower, to improve SHIP program performance and service quality.
In FY 2014, the SHIP program was transferred from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
SHIPs provide free, one-on-one counseling and assistance to help aging and disabled Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries as well as coming-of-agers navigate the complexities of health and long-term care systems.
Services are provided via telephone and face-to-face interactive sessions, public education presentations and programs, and media activities.
With this funding opportunity ACL is seeking applicants for competitive innovation and/or performance improvement grants.
Eligible applicants include only current SHIP grantees.
ACL anticipates funding multiple 17-month grants capped at 20% of the applicant’s FY 2014 base grant award or $250,000, whichever is lower, to improve SHIP program performance and service quality.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Community Living
Estimated Funding: $2,500,000
Office: Administration for Community Living
Estimated Funding: $2,500,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx
Additional Information of Eligibility:
This opportunity is available only to the current SHIP grantees (specifically those that received a SHIP base grant from ACL in FY 2014).
Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx
Contact:
Rebecca KinneyRebecca.Kinney@acl.hhs.gov
Agency Email Description:
Grants Policy
Agency Email:
Rebecca.Kinney@acl.hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2014-06-16
Application Due Date:
2014-07-24
Archive Date:
2014-08-23
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