Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACL CIP MPRC 0408
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center grant opportunity is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), focused on strengthening a nationwide effort to protect Medicare beneficiaries from health care fraud, billing errors, and abuse. The underlying SMP program exists to help older adults, their families, and caregivers recognize suspicious activity, understand Medicare-related rules and benefits, and feel confident reporting potential fraud or mistakes. In practice, SMP work centers on outreach, counseling, and education designed to reduce both the financial harm and the health-related consequences that can occur when fraud or abuse goes unchecked.
ACL already funds and oversees 54 SMP state and territory projects operating across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. This particular opportunity is not to run one of those state-based projects, but to operate a single national hub: the Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center (SMPNRC). The intent is for one awardee to serve as the central support entity for the entire SMP network, ensuring consistent, high-quality training and resources across all 54 projects while also helping raise the program's visibility and effectiveness at a national level.
The SMPNRC is expected to provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities that help local SMP projects do their work better and more consistently. Training and technical assistance typically mean developing tools, curricula, and guidance for SMP staff and volunteers, supporting program implementation, helping projects solve operational challenges, and spreading best practices. Promotional activities refer to efforts that increase awareness and engagement, such as supporting outreach campaigns and creating materials that beneficiaries and partners can use to understand how to prevent and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement, applicants should expect ongoing federal involvement and collaboration during the period of performance rather than a fully hands-off grant relationship.
ACL anticipated making one award total, structured as a 5-year cooperative agreement. The projected federal funding level was $1,000,000 for the first year, followed by $850,000 for each of the remaining four years, contingent on the availability of federal funds. The award ceiling is listed as $1,000,000, and the expected number of awards is 1, reinforcing that ACL planned to fund a single national resource center rather than multiple competing centers.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private organizations that could plausibly run a national technical assistance and training center. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). The funding activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 93.048.
Key administrative details include the opportunity number (HHS-2020-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0408), the creation date (March 31, 2020), and the original application closing date (June 1, 2020). Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. ACL also scheduled an informational teleconference for Tuesday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with dial-in number 202-774-2300 and passcode 994 603 194, giving interested applicants a chance to ask questions and better understand expectations for the national resource center role.Apply for HHS 2020 ACL CIP MPRC 0408
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 31, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 01, 2020 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.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center Grant - FAQs
What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), to support the Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center (SMPNRC). The award is intended to strengthen nationwide efforts to protect Medicare beneficiaries from health care fraud, billing errors, and abuse.
What is the purpose of the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program?
The SMP program helps older adults, their families, and caregivers recognize suspicious activity, understand Medicare-related rules and benefits, and feel confident reporting potential fraud, abuse, or billing mistakes. SMP work emphasizes outreach, counseling, and education to reduce financial harm and health-related consequences.
What is the SMP National Resource Center (SMPNRC)?
The SMPNRC is a single national hub that supports the entire SMP network. Rather than operating a state-based SMP project, the SMPNRC provides nationwide training, technical assistance, and promotional support so the 54 SMP state and territory projects can operate more consistently and effectively.
Is this funding for a state or territory SMP project?
No. ACL already funds and oversees 54 SMP projects across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. This opportunity is specifically to operate one national resource center that supports those existing projects.
How many SMP projects exist and where do they operate?
ACL funds and oversees 54 SMP state and territory projects operating across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
How many awards did ACL anticipate making under this opportunity?
ACL anticipated making one award total. The expected number of awards is listed as 1, reflecting that ACL planned to fund a single national resource center rather than multiple centers.
What type of award is this?
The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement. This means applicants should expect ongoing federal involvement and collaboration during the period of performance, rather than a fully hands-off grant relationship.
What is the period of performance for the award?
The award was anticipated to be a 5-year cooperative agreement.
How much funding is available?
The projected federal funding level was $1,000,000 for the first year, followed by $850,000 for each of the remaining four years. Continued funding is contingent on the availability of federal funds.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is listed as $1,000,000.
What are the main responsibilities of the SMP National Resource Center?
The SMPNRC is expected to provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities to help local SMP projects do their work more effectively and consistently, while also improving SMP visibility and impact nationally.
What does "training and technical assistance" mean in this opportunity?
Training and technical assistance typically include developing tools, curricula, and guidance for SMP staff and volunteers; supporting program implementation; helping projects solve operational challenges; and identifying and spreading best practices across the SMP network.
What do "promotional activities" mean in this opportunity?
Promotional activities refer to efforts that increase awareness and engagement, such as supporting outreach campaigns and creating materials beneficiaries and partners can use to understand how to prevent and report Medicare fraud, billing errors, and abuse.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of public and private organizations, including:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Other tribal organizations
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in this nonprofit category)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in this nonprofit category)
What is the funding activity category for this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 93.048.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is HHS-2020-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0408.
When was the opportunity created?
The creation date is March 31, 2020.
What was the original application closing date and time?
The original application closing date was June 1, 2020. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically, and they had to be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application due date.
Was there an informational call for applicants?
Yes. ACL scheduled an informational teleconference for Tuesday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, so interested applicants could ask questions and learn more about expectations for the national resource center role.
What were the dial-in details for the informational teleconference?
The dial-in number was 202-774-2300 and the passcode was 994 603 194.
What is the overall goal of funding the SMP National Resource Center?
The overall goal is to strengthen the nationwide effort to protect Medicare beneficiaries by ensuring consistent, high-quality training and resources across the SMP network, improving project effectiveness, and increasing visibility and engagement at a national level.
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