Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2015 ACL CCASD MP 0091
Apply for HHS 2015 ACL CCASD MP 0091
- The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Senior Medicare Patrol Projects Empowering Seniors to Prevent Health Care Fraud" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048 Special Programs for the AgingTitle IVand Title IIDiscretionary Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 13, 2015 and posted on Feb 11, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2015 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $14,200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $493,881.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 54 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: City or township 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 Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments Special district governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Projects grant opportunity, titled "Empowering Seniors to Prevent Health Care Fraud," is a discretionary federal funding program run by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Its purpose is to sustain and strengthen the nationwide SMP network, which operates one project in each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (54 total). These projects focus on protecting Medicare beneficiaries by helping them prevent, spot, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. A central feature of the program is building and supporting a trained volunteer force that provides direct assistance to beneficiaries and also delivers public education in the community.
Program activities supported under this opportunity revolve around outreach, counseling, and education. SMP projects recruit and train volunteers to understand common Medicare billing issues and fraud schemes, then use those volunteers to educate beneficiaries, families, and caregivers. Projects spread fraud prevention and identification messages through media efforts, outreach campaigns, and community events, while also assisting people with more complicated situations, such as beneficiaries whose Medicare numbers have been compromised. As a result of this work, SMPs receive and respond to beneficiary inquiries and complaints not only about Medicare, but often about Medicaid and related consumer or health care issues as well.
ACL planned to make up to 54 new cooperative agreements under this announcement, meaning awardees should expect an ongoing working relationship with the federal agency rather than a hands-off grant structure. The funding is structured around two separate streams that applicants must combine into one coordinated project plan and a single comprehensive budget. The first stream is the base SMP award funded through the Older Americans Act. Under this base funding, the federal share could be up to $180,000 per budget year for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and up to $75,000 per budget year for Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The second stream is additional support through Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Act (HCFAC) funds, which are allocated to successful applicants using a formula tied to the size of the Medicare beneficiary population in a state and the extent of frontier area in that state or territory. The overall estimated total funding listed for the opportunity was $14.2 million, with an award floor of $75,000 and an award ceiling of $493,881, all subject to the availability of federal funds.
Awards were expected to cover a project period of up to three years. Cost sharing or matching was required. Eligible applicants included a broad range of public and nonprofit entities, such as state, county, city/township, and special district governments; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public and private institutions of higher education; and nonprofits (including those with 501(c)(3) status and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, excluding higher education institutions in that category). Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were explicitly ineligible.
Administrative details from the notice include the Funding Opportunity Number HHS-2015-ACL-CCASD-MP-0091 and CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II, Discretionary Projects). The opportunity was posted in February 2015, with applications due by April 14, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and it was archived May 14, 2015. For access issues or questions, the notice directed applicants to contact Rebecca Kinney at ACL (Rebecca.Kinney@acl.hhs.gov), and it referenced http://www.acl.gov/ for additional information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The grant opportunity is titled "Empowering Seniors to Prevent Health Care Fraud" under the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Projects program.
2. Which federal agency runs this program?
This is a discretionary federal funding program run by the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
3. What is the purpose of the SMP Projects grant?
The purpose is to sustain and strengthen the nationwide SMP network that helps Medicare beneficiaries prevent, spot, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse.
4. How many SMP projects are supported nationwide?
The SMP network operates one project in each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, for a total of 54 projects.
5. What kinds of activities do SMP projects carry out under this opportunity?
Supported activities revolve around outreach, counseling, and education. Projects recruit and train volunteers on common Medicare billing issues and fraud schemes, then use those volunteers to educate beneficiaries, families, and caregivers through community education and direct assistance.
6. What role do volunteers play in SMP projects?
A central feature of the program is building and supporting a trained volunteer force that (1) provides direct assistance to beneficiaries and (2) delivers public education in the community about fraud prevention, errors, and abuse.
7. What types of public education and outreach are mentioned in the notice?
The notice describes delivering fraud prevention and identification messages through media efforts, outreach campaigns, and community events.
8. Does the program help with complicated beneficiary situations?
Yes. The notice specifically mentions helping people with more complicated situations, such as beneficiaries whose Medicare numbers have been compromised.
9. What kinds of inquiries or complaints do SMPs typically receive?
SMPs receive and respond to beneficiary inquiries and complaints not only about Medicare, but often about Medicaid and related consumer or health care issues as well.
10. What type of award mechanism is used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
ACL planned to make up to 54 new cooperative agreements. A cooperative agreement implies an ongoing working relationship with the federal agency rather than a fully hands-off structure.
11. How many awards were expected to be made under this announcement?
ACL planned to make up to 54 new cooperative agreements under this announcement.
12. What is the project period?
Awards were expected to cover a project period of up to three years.
13. Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The notice states that cost sharing or matching was required.
14. How is funding structured under this opportunity?
Funding is structured around two separate streams that applicants must combine into one coordinated project plan and a single comprehensive budget: (1) a base SMP award funded through the Older Americans Act, and (2) additional support through Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Act (HCFAC) funds.
15. What is the base SMP award amount?
Under base funding (Older Americans Act), the federal share could be up to $180,000 per budget year for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and up to $75,000 per budget year for Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
16. How are the HCFAC funds allocated?
HCFAC funds are allocated to successful applicants using a formula tied to (1) the size of the Medicare beneficiary population in a state and (2) the extent of frontier area in that state or territory.
17. What was the estimated total funding for the opportunity?
The overall estimated total funding listed for the opportunity was $14.2 million, subject to the availability of federal funds.
18. What are the minimum and maximum award amounts listed?
The notice listed an award floor of $75,000 and an award ceiling of $493,881, subject to the availability of federal funds.
19. Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included a broad range of public and nonprofit entities, including:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits (including those with 501(c)(3) status and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, excluding higher education institutions in that category)
20. Who was not eligible to apply?
The notice explicitly stated that individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships were ineligible.
21. What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS-2015-ACL-CCASD-MP-0091.
22. What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA is 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II, Discretionary Projects).
23. When was the opportunity posted, and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted in February 2015. Applications were due by April 14, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
24. What is the archive date listed for the opportunity?
The opportunity was archived on May 14, 2015.
25. Who should applicants contact for access issues or questions?
The notice directed applicants to contact Rebecca Kinney at ACL via Rebecca.Kinney@acl.hhs.gov.
26. Where can applicants find additional information?
The notice referenced the ACL website for additional information: http://www.acl.gov/.
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