The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is offering a grant for a single cooperative agreement to establish the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center (SMPRC). This grant is for the purpose of supporting ACL’s national Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program, which empowers Medicare beneficiaries, families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse. The SMP program currently supports 54 state-based projects nationwide. The SMPRC will provide crucial training, technical assistance, and promotional activities to these projects, thereby enhancing their capacity to protect beneficiaries from the economic and health-related consequences of Medicare fraud.
Opportunity ID: 358018
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0031 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.048 — Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2025 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education County governments Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Authorizing legislation and governing programmatic regulations specify eligibility for individual grant programs. In general, HHS grants may be awarded to domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Eligible organizations may include State, local, and Indian tribal governments; institutions of higher education; other non-profit organizations (including faith-based, community-based, and tribal organizations); and hospitals. In some cases, grants also may be made to foreign or international organizations. Eligibility for a particular funding opportunity announcement is specified in the Grants.gov FIND synopsis, with more detailed eligibility information found in the funding opportunity announcement. More details can be found here: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/grants/grants/policies-regulations/hhsgps107.pdf Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The mission of the Administration for Community Living”s (ACL) Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. The SMP program seeks to empower beneficiaries through increased awareness and understanding of health care programs to protect them from the economic and health-related consequences associated with Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL provides grant funding to support 54 SMP state-based projects, including grantees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. With this funding opportunity, ACL is seeking applicants for a single cooperative agreement to operate the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center (SMPRC). The SMPRC will provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities to support the SMP program and its 54 projects nationwide. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rebecca Kinney
rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov Email:rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 358018 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> MPRC NOFO Q and A -7.9.25.pdf
Folder 358018 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_Content_of_HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0031.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Rebecca Kinney rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov Email: rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.048 | HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0031 | Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center | PKG00291086 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 30, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
358018 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
358018 SF424A-1.0.pdf
358018 SF424B-1.1.pdf
358018 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
358018 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
358018 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
358018 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
358018 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
358018 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
358018 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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