93.071 FFY2025 MIPPA Priority 1 for SHIPs

Who can apply

Nonprofit Organizations SHIP Certified Host Organizations in the State of Illinois in Good Standing. An eligible applicant must be a certified SHIP site for the State of Illinois, and the site must be registered as an active site on STARS for the purpose of counseling and/or monitoring work performed. Applicants must be structured to award sub-grants to all SHIP sites in good standing with SHIP. For purposes of this grant, Good Standing means there is a SHIP Coordinator and/or SHIP Counselor(s) who is actively performing SHIP counseling and/or outreach and actively reports beneficiary contacts and group or media outreach and education in STARS and demonstrate 25 MIPPA client contacts (or more) within the reporting period of September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025. Awards shall be by geographical regions consistent with the 13 Planning and Services Areas (PSA) set forth by the Illinois Department on Aging. See Illinois Area Agencies on Aging Map at this link: https://www.illinois.gov/aging/PartnersProviders/Pages/aaa_map.aspx Entities in PSAs 1-13 may apply for this award.