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Senior Medicare Patrol Projects

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.048
Sponsors
Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Feb 15, 2023
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Rebecca Kinney
202.795.7475
rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov

Purpose

The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Projects program offers funding to provide local outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through a volunteer workforce that is trained to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse.

SMP projects should:

  • Teach Medicare beneficiaries to protect their Medicare numbers
  • Teach beneficiaries to detect billing discrepancies on their quarterly Medicare Summary Notice statements
  • Teach how to report suspicious activity for further investigation
  • Actively disseminate fraud prevention and identification information through the media, outreach campaigns, and community events
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit entities including:

  • State governments
  • County, city, or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Public, state controlled, and private institutions of higher education
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • Tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
  • Independent school districts
  • Public housing authorities
  • Indian housing authorities
  • For-profit organizations and small businesses
Geographic coverage
Nationwide, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Amount of funding

Funding is expected to be for 5-one year budget periods with the breakdown:

  • Up to $230,000 per budget period for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico
  • Up to $95,000 per budget period for Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Additional funding will be allocated to successful applicants based on the total Medicare beneficiary population in each state/territory; the population of rural Medicare beneficiaries in each state/territory; and the population of Medicare beneficiaries with limited income in each state/territory, which is listed on page 3 of the application instructions.
Application process

Links to the full announcement and online application procedures are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

Tagged as
Elderly population · Families · Health insurance · Informal caregivers · Medicare · People with disabilities

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