[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 4976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA-00-01]


Fiscal Year 2000 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and 
Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY:  Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION:  Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications to carry out new cooperative agreement awards to train 
retired persons to serve in their communities as volunteer expert 
resources and educators in combating health care waste, fraud and 
abuse.

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SUMMARY:  The Administration on Aging (AoA) announces that under this 
program announcement it will hold a competition for new ``Senior 
Medicare Patrol Projects'' that demonstrate effective ways of utilizing 
retired persons as volunteer expert resources and educators in 
community efforts to combat health care waste, fraud and abuse. The 
deadline date for the submission of applications for new awards is 
March 31, 1999.
    Public and/or nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions 
are eligible to apply under this program announcement. However, 
consistent with the terms of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 
2000 (Pub. L. 106-113), preference will be given in the making of new 
cooperative agreement awards to projects that will be carried out by 
consortia headed by community-based public or nonprofit agencies or 
organizations. In addition, the AoA plans to make continuation awards 
to ``Senior Medicare Patrol Projects'' in 26 jurisdictions--Alabama, 
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, 
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto 
Rico, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. No new awards will be made 
in these states under this Program Announcement. Rather, they are 
eligible for continuation funding.
    Application kits are available by writing to the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of 
Governmental Affairs and Elder Rights, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Room 4748, Washington, DC 20201, telephone: (202) 619-3775 or (202) 
619-3951.

    Dated: January 24, 2000.
Jeanette C. Takamura,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 00-2235 Filed 2-1-00; 8:45 am]
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