NCOA Grants for New Benefits Enrollment Centers

BECproposals@ncoa.org

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) provides funding to qualified organizations to serve as Benefits Enrollment Centers (BECs) to carry out coordinated, community-wide strategies to identify and enroll older adults aged 65+ and adults living with disabilities who are eligible Medicare beneficiaries. BECs focus on providing application assistance to eligible participants for the following 5 core benefit programs:

• Medicare Part D Extra Help (or Low-Income Subsidy, LIS)
• Medicare Savings Programs (MSP)
• Medicaid
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps)
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Special consideration is given to organizations that are serving areas not currently served by a BEC and organizations focused on serving NCOA target populations, which include but are not limited to:

• People living in rural areas and border communities
• Immigrants
• African Americans
• Asian Americans
• Hispanic/Latinos
• Tribal members living on and off reservation land
• People with disabilities
• LGBTQ individuals
• People with limited English proficiency
• Veterans

State or community-based nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and faith-based organizations working to address the needs of older adults and adults with disabilities are eligible to apply.

Up to $100,000 for a one-year project period.

Links to additional guidance and the application instructions are available on the program website.

Applicants must submit a letter of intent (LOI) using the online application portal beginning May 4, 2021. After a LOI has been submitted, applicants will receive a link to the complete application, with a deadline of July 1, 2021.