93.071 FFY2025 MIPPA Priority 1 for SHIPs

The Illinois Department on Aging is seeking applications for the Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits. The goal of the program is to empower, educate, and assist Medicare-eligible individuals, their families, and caregivers through objective outreach, counseling, and training. The grant will support local SHIP offices in their efforts to support the community as they perform personalized counseling, education, and outreach to help achieve the program mission. Key aspects of the grant include: • Providing funding to eligible local SHIP sites within the applicable Planning and Services Areas (PSA) • Offering sub-grants to all local SHIP sites to provide accurate, objective, and comprehensive counseling and assistance • Supporting local SHIP sites as they compare Medicare plans and advise clients on the various types of Medicare coverage • Assisting beneficiaries with enrollment in the Medicare Part D Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program • Providing oversight and monitoring of sub-grantees' utilization of the SHIP data tracking system The grant is for $795,990.00 and the expected number of awards is 15.