This grant is for empowering the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) network to combat healthcare fraud targeting Hispanic older adults. It aims to enhance the SMP network’s capacity to effectively educate Hispanic seniors, families, and caregivers on fraud prevention and reporting. The grant will provide tailored technical assistance to SMPs in high-Hispanic areas, develop innovative outreach strategies, and support direct educational activities to test and refine approaches. The National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol seeks to increase awareness and strengthen the network’s ability to prevent and address Medicare and other healthcare fraud impacting the Hispanic elderly community.
Opportunity ID: 102873
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2011-AOA-MP-1116 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol |
| 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: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 01, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $225,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $225,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments County governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | All domestic entities except individuals, including public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply under this program announcement.
To be considered for funding under this program announcement, applicants must demonstrate the following: a) A history of work with older Hispanic adults; These four elements are considered responsiveness criteria (see Section 3 below). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration on Aging |
| Description: | The overall NHSPM goals for the cooperative agreement will be to: (1) enhance the skills, knowledge, and capacity of the SMP network to enable SMP projects to: effectively reach Hispanic older adults with the message of health care fraud prevention, identification and reporting; and respond to complaints from Hispanic older adults, their families and caregivers, of potential Medicare and other health care fraud identified as a results of this increased awareness; (2) provide in-depth research-based, tailored technical assistance to selected regional SMPs with high Hispanic populations, especially Hispanic older adults; (3) develop innovative outreach strategies and approaches designed to enhance awareness of Hispanic older adults, their families and caregivers about Medicare fraud; and (4) conduct direct outreach and education in selected high Hispanic population area(s), utilizing the outreach activities to test and refine the outreach strategies developed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Grants/Funding/index.aspx |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sean Lewis
sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov Email:sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 102873 Full Announcement-1 -> nhsmp-pa.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sean Lewis sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov Email: sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.048 | PKG00062191 | Jul 01, 2011 | Aug 01, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
102873 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
102873 SF424A-1.0.pdf
102873 SF424B-1.1.pdf
102873 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
102873 Project-1.1.pdf
102873 Budget-1.1.pdf
102873 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
102873 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
102873 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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