Closed · HHS-2020-ACL-CIP-MINC-0399 · CFDA 93.071 · Discretionary
National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Community Living, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $11.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 2, 2020
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrollment is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Community Living that offered Up to $11,500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 690 other opportunities from Administration for Community Living.
- up to $11.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 93.071
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrol… is closed (last close June 2, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Community Living still indexes 690 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 2, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$11,500,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This competitive funding opportunity will be for one cooperative agreement to fund the National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment (NCBOE) which will provide 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 was establish in 2006 when Congress amended the Older Americans Act with language directing AoA (now part of ACL) to work with an experienced entity to: (i) maintain and update 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) utilize cost-effective strategies to find older individuals with greatest economic need and enroll the individual in the programs for with they are qualified; (iii) create and support 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) develop and maintain an information clearinghouse on best practices and cost-effective methods for finding and enrolling older individuals with greatest economic need; and (v) provide training and technical assistance on effective outreach, screening, enrollment and follow-up strategies. In addition, the NCBOE grantee is expected to coordinate efforts to inform older Americans and beneficiaries with disabilities about the benefits available under Federal and state programs, with an emphasis on providing information on the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program benefits, and to serve as a technical assistance resource center for the MIPPA state grantees involving SHIPs, AAAs, ADRCs, and Benefits Enrollment Centers. The National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment will be awarded as a single cooperative agreement with a federal share of up to $11,500,000 per year for a total project period of up to five (5) years contingent upon availability of federal funds.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HHS-2020-ACL-CIP-MINC-0399
Grants.gov marks National Center for Benefits Outreach & Enrol… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 58 other Administration for Community Living listings share this eligibility-code string (8% of 691).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Margaret Flowers margaret.flowers@acl.hhs.gov
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What to do next
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