income_security_and_social_services · HHS-AOA

National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol

Administration on Aging · HHS-2011-AOA-MP-1116

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $225K

Total Program Funding

$225K

Expected Awards

Deadline

August 1, 2011

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol. Administration on Aging. 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... up to $225,000 per award; $225,000 total program funding; ~1 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

County governments, Private universities/colleges, Public universities/colleges, Nonprofits (501c3), State governments (+3 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•All domestic entities except individuals, including public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal gove...
•Cost sharing/matching required
•Deadline: 2011-08-01

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Budget for cost-sharing match. Demonstrate institutional commitment and matching funds clearly in your proposal.

Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

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.

Attachments

PDF

Full Program Announcement

nhsmp-pa.docx

Who Can Apply

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).

Eligible Applicant Types

County GovernmentsPrivate Colleges & UniversitiesPublic Colleges & Universities501(c)(3) NonprofitsState GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)Federally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsCity/Township Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $225K
Total Program Funding: $225K
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing Required?: Yes
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: July 1, 2011

Application Deadline: August 1, 2011 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Sean Lewis sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov

sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov

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