State Health Insurance Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (SHIP TAC)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021
- Agency
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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Rebecca Kinney rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov (202) 795-7375
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking a single cooperative agreement to operate the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) National Technical Assistance Center. The center will provide comprehensive support to 54 active SHIP grants across states, territories, and the District of Columbia, with the primary mission of empowering and educating Medicare-eligible individuals through objective outreach, counseling, and training. Key responsibilities include developing training materials, enhancing Medicare and health insurance content knowledge, supporting workforce development, maintaining an online learning management system, and facilitating communication between SHIP networks. The evaluation will likely focus on the applicant's ability to create user-friendly websites, develop online counselor certification tools, provide technical assistance, and support professional well-being in the Medicare assistance landscape. Critical dates include a letter of intent due by July 10, 2025, and the full application deadline of July 30, 2025, with an anticipated project start date of September 1, 2025.
The grant offers $1,350,000 in federal funding annually, with a planned five-year project period pending fund availability. Eligible applicants include domestic public and private non-profit entities, such as state and local governments, tribal organizations, and institutions of higher education. The project will be entirely domestic, supporting SHIP grantees across the United States, including all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The cooperative agreement structure indicates that the ACL will maintain substantial involvement in the project's implementation and oversight. Continuation of funding beyond the first year will be contingent upon demonstrating satisfactory progress, maintaining program relevance, and the availability of federal funds.
Synopsis
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATC 2025 NOFO Q and A - 7.11.25.pdf | ||
| SATC NOFO Q and A -7.9.25.pdf | ||
| Foa_Content_of_HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021.pdf |
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