# State Health Insurance Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (SHIP TAC)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2025-acl-cip-satc-0021-state-health-insurance-assistance-program-technical/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357806

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $1.5 million to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 30, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 30, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.324 |

## Who can apply

- 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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SATC-0021 still open?

No. It closed on July 30, 2025.

### Who can apply for State Health Insurance Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (SHIP TAC)?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for State Health Insurance Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (SHIP TAC)?

Closed July 30, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $1.5 million in total for one award.

### Who has won State Health Insurance Assistance Program  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Department of Aging California, Department of Elder Affairs Florida, Health & Human Svc Commn TX. The program made 146 awards worth $257 million in that time.