The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is offering this grant to establish and operate the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) National Technical Assistance Center. This center will serve as a crucial resource, providing centralized information, expertise, and technical assistance to the 54 active SHIP grantee projects located across the states and U.S. territories. This grant is for the purpose of supporting SHIP’s mission to empower, educate, and assist Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers in making informed health insurance decisions. By fostering an informed populace, this initiative optimizes access to care and benefits. ACL plans to fund one cooperative agreement at $1,350,000 annually over five years, pending fund availability.
Opportunity ID: 357806
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | State Health Insurance Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (SHIP TAC) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.324 — State Health Insurance Assistance Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on 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. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rebecca Kinney
rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov Email:rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 357806 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> SATC NOFO Q and A -7.9.25.pdf
Folder 357806 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Rebecca Kinney rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov Email: rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.324 | HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021 | State Health Insurance Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (SHIP TAC) | PKG00291081 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
357806 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
357806 SF424A-1.0.pdf
357806 SF424B-1.1.pdf
357806 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
357806 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
357806 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
357806 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
357806 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
357806 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
357806 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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