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National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol

Administration on Aging · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration on Aging (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was August 1, 2011. Individual awards are listed as up to $225K, with about 1 award expected and $225K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 3 more. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects).

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Key facts

Posted
Jul 1, 2011
Close date
Aug 1, 2011
Est. award date
Sep 30, 2011
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$225,000
Est. total funding
$225,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Private colleges & universities
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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).

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 93.048

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$82.8M
FY25$82.8M
FY26$82.8M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.048. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Administration on Aging
sean.lewis@aoa.hhs.gov
202-357-3436

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $225k, total estimated program funding is $225,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “National Hispanic Senior Medicare Patrol”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2011-AOA-MP-1116), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.