[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71448-71449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging


Notice of Intent To Provide Supplemental Funding

ACTION: Notice of intent to provide supplemental funding to the 
existing cooperative agreement (90AM3204) with the Administration on 
Aging and a request for a supplemental application.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging is announcing the availability of 
supplemental grant funds for the support of the Senior Medicare Program 
(SMP). The goal of this supplemental is a program expansion for one 
award to include direct Medicare fraud prevention intervention 
activities in high risk areas.
    Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: National Hispanic SMP 
(NHSMP).
    Announcement Type: Proposed program expansion.
    Funding Opportunity Number: Program Announcement No. HHS-2011-AoA-
MP-1102.
    Statutory Authority: HIPAA of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-191).
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 
Discretionary Projects.

DATES: Key Dates: The deadline date for comments under this Program 
Announcement is December 23, 2010. Other Important dates:
    1. The supplemental application due date is November 29, 2010.
    2. The anticipated start date is December 2010.
    3. The opening date begins on the first day of publication of this 
notice.
    4. The expiration date is December 5, 2010.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Since September 2008 NHCOA has operated the NHSMP providing 
technical assistance to all SMP projects nation-wide pertaining to 
Hispanic community issues. The goal of the SMP program is to prevent or 
reduce the billions of dollars loss annually due to Medicare/Medicaid 
fraud, error and abuse. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
data has revealed that Medicare fraud is rampant in the Hispanic 
community. Hispanic older adults are especially vulnerable to Medicare 
fraud due to social isolation from the general population due to a 
combination of linguistic and cultural factors. This goal of this 
program expansion is to target direct intervention activities in South 
Florida, especially Miami and Dade counties. Intervention activities 
must be relevant to the unique characteristics of the older Hispanic 
community designed to increase awareness of the SMP program and fraud 
prevention.

II. Award Information

    A. Purpose of the Award: Health Care Fraud Prevention Program 
Expansion.
    B. Amount of the Award: $335,000.
    C. Project Period: December 1, 2010-May 31, 2011.

III. Eligible Applicant

    The National Hispanic Council on Aging.

IV. Evaluation Criteria

A. Purpose and Need for Assistance--Weight: 20 Points

    Does the proposed project clearly and adequately describe the 
targeted population and document the need for intervention?

B. Approach, Work Plan and Activities--Weight: 30 Points

    Does the proposal reflect a coherent and feasible approach for 
successfully addressing the identified problems? (10)
    Is the project work plan clear and comprehensive? (10)
    Does the applicant demonstrate experience in working with targeted 
population? (10)

C. Project Outcomes, Evaluation and Dissemination--Weight: 20 Points

    Are the expected expansion benefits/results clear and realistic? 
(10)
    Does the project expansion contain an evaluation component? (5)
    Will results be disseminated to AoA and other interested parties? 
(5)

D. Level of Effort--Weight: 30 Points

    Does key staff have the background, experience to carry out their 
designated roles? (10)
    Are budget line items clearly delineated and consistent with work 
plan objectives? (10)
    Has the applicant demonstrated the organization's capacity to 
implement the work plan? (10)

V. Application and Submission Requirements

    A. SF 424--Application for Federal Assistance.
    B. SF 424A--Budget Information.
    C. Separate Budget Narrative/Justification.
    D. SF 424B--Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form 
according to instructions and have it signed and date by the authorized 
representative (see item 18d on the SF 424).
    E. Lobbying Certification.
    F. Program narrative no more than five pages including the 
following items:
    <bullet> Summary/Abstract summary page
    <bullet> Expansion Proposal
    <bullet> Anticipated outcome(s)
    G. Work Plan.
    H. The application should be submitted through grants.gov using the 
funding opportunity #HHS-2011-AoA-MP-1102.

VI. Application Review Information

    Three Federal Reviewers external to the Office of Elder Rights will 
score the application.

VII. Agency Contact

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Elder 
Rights, Washington, DC 20201, telephone: Barbara Dieker, (202) 357-
0139; e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97d5f6e5f5f6e5f6b9d3fef2fcf2e5d7f6f8f6b9ffffe4b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a785b48585b485b147e535f515f487a5b555b14525249145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.


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    Dated: November 17, 2010.
Kathy Greenlee,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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