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HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MINC-0022: National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment

Closed Closed July 30, 2025 Opportunity HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MINC-0022 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2025.

• Award ceiling$15.0 million
• Total funding$15.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "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. 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.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program awards averaged $243,187; this notice allows up to $15.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (68% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment (NCBOE) which provides technical assistance to States, AAAs, and other community service providers to provide outreach and benefits enrollment assistance, particularly to older individuals with greatest economic need, for federal and state programs. The NCBOE (i) maintains and updates web-based decision support and enrollment tools and integrated, person-centered systems designed to inform older individuals about the full range of benefits for which the individuals are eligible; (ii) utilizes cost-effective strategies to find older individuals with greatest economic need and enroll the individual in the programs for with they are qualified; (iii) creates and supports efforts for Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs), and other public and private state and community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations and coalitions, to serve as benefit enrollment centers for the programs; (iv) develops and maintains an information clearinghouse on best practices and cost-effective methods for finding and enrolling older individuals with greatest economic need; and (v) provides training and technical assistance on effective outreach, screening, enrollment and follow-up strategies.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

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