State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant
The summary for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is pleased to release the 2016 State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant Funding Opportunity Announcement. The SHIP was created by Congress in 1990 to provide education and assistance to Medicare-eligible individuals, their families and caregivers to assist in making informed health insurance decisions. There are currently 54 active SHIP grants; one in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The funds awarded through this application are for the FY 2016 budget period, April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017. Eligible applicants are states and United States territories that demonstrate their ability to provide the program through the state office of insurance, the state Medicaid office, or the department on aging.
Federal Grant Title: | State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant |
Federal Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
Grant Categories: | Income Security and Social Services |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2016-ACL-CIP-SA-0123 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 93.324 |
CFDA Descriptions: | State Health Insurance Assistance Program |
Current Application Deadline: | Feb 15, 2016 Electronically submitted application |
Original Application Deadline: | Feb 15, 2016 Electronically submitted application |
Posted Date: | Dec 14, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Dec 14, 2015 |
Archive Date: | Feb 15, 2017 |
Total Program Funding: | $48,035,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 54 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- http://acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Rebecca Kinney
[email protected]
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