This grant opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is to fund the operation of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program National Technical Assistance Center (The SHIP TA Center). The center will provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities to support the SHIP program and its projects in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant amount is $750,000 per year for a three-year project period. Interested applicants can join an informational call on May 28, 2014. The closing date for applications is July 07, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 255441
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2014-ACL-CDAP-ST-0086 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | State Health Insurance Assistance Program National Technical Assistance Center |
| 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: | May 16, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2014 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 07, 2014 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 06, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| 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: | Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides grants to states and territories to fund infrastructure, training, and outreach support to over 12,000 (mostly volunteer) counselors in over 1,300 local community organizations in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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 services and supports systems. Services are provided via telephone and face-to-face interactive sessions, public education presentations and programs, and media activities. In FY 2010, SHIPs served 4.7 million beneficiaries. With this funding opportunity ACL is seeking applicants for a single cooperative agreement to operate the State Health Insurance Assistance Program National Technical Assistance Center (The SHIP TA Center). The SHIP TA Center will provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities in support of the SHIP program and 54 projects nationally. ACL plans to fund one (1) cooperative agreement at the federal funding level of $750,000 per year, over a three (3) year project period, pending availability of federal funds. An informational call will be held for interested applicants on May 28, 2014 at 2pm (ET). The call-in number is: 1-888-989-4403 passcode: 4276487 |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx |
| 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 255441 Full Announcement-1 -> ST.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-2014-ACL-CDAP-ST-0086 | State Health Insurance Assistance Program National Technical Assistance Center | PKG00196854 | May 16, 2014 | Jul 07, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
255441 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
255441 Other-1.1.pdf
255441 SF424A-1.0.pdf
255441 SF424B-1.1.pdf
255441 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
255441 Project-1.1.pdf
255441 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
255441 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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