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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
HHS-2011-AOA-MP-1116
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jul 01, 2011
Creation Date:
Jul 01, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 01, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Aug 01, 2011
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
1
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$225,000
Award Ceiling:
$225,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
93.048
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Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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;
b) A history of work in health care fraud prevention education and outreach in the Hispanic community;
c) Experience with operating a volunteer-based program; and
d) Experience with the Senior Medicare Patrol progam.
These four elements are considered responsiveness criteria (see Section 3 below).
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.
