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State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Grants

Federal funding opportunity HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-SAPG-0003 from Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services).

Posted
August 21, 2024
Closed
December 13, 2024
Award ceiling
$4,200,000
Award floor
$60,000
Program funding
$52,000,000
Expected awards
54
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
93.324
Category
Income Security and Social Services

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 93.324 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$51.3M
FY2026 obligated
$0
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
52

Top recipients: Department of Aging California, Department of Elder Affairs Florida, Health & Human Svc Commn Tx, New York State Office for the Aging, Pa Department of Aging

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is a national program that offers one-on-one assistance, counseling, and education to Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to help them make informed decisions about their care and benefits. The funds awarded through this application are for a five year project period running April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2030. Eligible applicants include State Offices of Insurance, the State Medicaid Offices, or the State Departments on Aging as designated by the state or territory, who demonstrate their ability and commitment to providing SHIP services statewide. All awards will be subject to the availability of federal funds and have a project period of up to five years. One SHIP grant will be awarded to cover each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Who can apply

Eligibility for this funding announcement is limited by statute. Eligible applicants include State Units on Aging (SUA), State Departments of Insurance (DOI), or the State Medicaid Agency, as directed by the state Governor. With this Funding Announcement ACL plans to fund one project in each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

The official record

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Agency contact: Administration for Community Living · [email protected] · 202-795-7407

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