[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32480-32481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13651]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



Administration on Aging




Funding Opportunity: Affordable Care Act Medicare Beneficiary 

Outreach and Assistance Program Funding for Title VI Native American 

Programs



    Purpose of Notice: Availability of funding opportunity 

announcement.

    Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Affordable Care Act 

Medicare Beneficiary Outreach and Assistance Program Funding for Title 

VI Native American Programs.

    Announcement Type: Initial.

    Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-AoA-MI-1022.

    Statutory Authority: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and 

Providers Act of 2008--Section 119, Public Law 110-275 as amended by 

the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care 

Act).

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. 

Discretionary Projects



DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is July 30, 

2010.



I. Funding Opportunity Description



    AoA will provide a grant of $1,000 to each Older Americans Act 

Title VI Native American program awardee. The purpose of these grants 

will be for the coordination of at least one community announcement and 

at least one outreach event to inform and assist eligible Native 

American elders about the benefits available to them through Medicare 

Part D, the Low Income Subsidy, the Medicare Savings Program, or 

Medicare prevention benefits and screenings. The example of $1,000 per 

event is for illustrative purposes only. There is data available from 

the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and studies 

performed by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) that reflect these 

costs for planning and implementing a community event for Medicare Part 

D and LIS outreach activities.

    A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at 

http://



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www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.aspx



II. Award Information



1. Funding Instrument Type



    These awards will be made in the form of grants to Title VI Native 

American Programs.



2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period



    AoA intends to make available, under this program announcement, 

grant awards for $1,000 to 246 projects at a federal share of 

approximately $246,000 total for a project period of 1 year.



III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements



1. Eligible Applicants



    Only current Older Americans Act Title VI Native American Program 

grantees are eligible to apply for this funding.



2. Cost Sharing or Matching



    Cost Sharing does not apply.



3. DUNS Number



    All grant applicants must obtain a D-U-N-S number from Dun and 

Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number, which provides 

unique identifiers of single business entities. The D-U-N-S number is 

free and easy to obtain from http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/.



4. Intergovernmental Review



    Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.



IV. Application and Submission Information



1. Address to Request Application



    Application kits are available by writing to the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office for American 

Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs, Washington, DC 

20201, attention: Yvonne Jackson or by calling 202-357-3501, or online 

at http://www.grants.gov.



2. Address for Application Submission



    Applications may be submitted by e-mail to 

[email protected], by fax to 202-357-3467 or in hard copy by 

overnight delivery to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 

Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management, Washington, DC 

20201, Attn. Sean Lewis.



3. Submission Dates and Times



    To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 

Eastern time by the deadline listed in the ``Dates'' section at the 

beginning of this Notice.



V. Responsiveness Criteria



    Does not apply.



VI. Application Review Information



    Does not apply.



VII. Agency Contacts



    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office for 

American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs, 

Washington, DC 20201, attention: Yvonne Jackson or by calling 202-357-

3501, or by e-mail at [email protected].



    Dated: May 18, 2010.

Kathy Greenlee,

Assistant Secretary for Aging.

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