[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 61 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17150-17151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA 
Program Funds

    Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State 
Applications for Medicare Low-Income Benefit Programs Enrollment 
Outreach and Assistance.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Numbers:
 CIP-MI-21-001--MIPPA Priority Area 1: SHIP 2021
 CIP-MI-21-002--MIPPA Priority Area 2: AAA 2021
 CIP-MI-21-003--MIPPA Priority Area 3: ADRC 2021
    Statutory Authority: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and 
Providers Act of 2008, as amended by the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act of 2010 and reauthorized by the American Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, 
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Bipartisan Budget 
Act of 2018, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 
2020, and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071.

DATES: The deadline date for the submission of MIPPA Program State 
Plans is 11:59 p.m. EST June 1, 2021.

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Funding Opportunity Description

    The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) 
program supports states through grants to provide outreach and 
assistance to Medicare beneficiaries with limited incomes and assets to 
ensure the beneficiaries have access to all Medicare related benefits 
available to them. MIPPA state grantees help educate Medicare 
beneficiaries about benefit programs that help them pay for Medicare 
including the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program for Medicare Part D and 
the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). In addition, MIPPA grantees 
provide education on Medicare Preventive Services. MIPPA grantees 
provide education through public outreach while also providing one-on-
one assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries to help them access 
and apply for benefit programs that help lower the costs of their 
Medicare premiums and deductibles.
    MIPPA state funding is limited to agencies eligible for MIPPA 
funding:

 Priority Area 1--State Health Insurance Assistance Program 
(SHIP): State agencies (State Units on Aging or State Departments of 
Insurance) that administer the SHIP
 Priority Area 2--Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs): State agencies 
for AAAs
 Priority Area 3--Aging and Disability Resource Center Programs 
(ADRC): Agencies that are established ADRCs who have received an ACL 
ADRC COVID grant

    ACL will accept only one application for each Priority Area per 
state. If an agency is eligible for more than one MIPPA Priority Area, 
the agency may combine their responses into one comprehensive narrative 
which can be submitted to each Priority Area application. However, 
unique budget documents and full application packages for each Priority 
Area must still be completed and submitted for each application.
    These funds will allow agencies to provide enhanced outreach to 
eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their preventive, wellness, 
and limited income benefits; application assistance to individuals who 
may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; and outreach activities covering LIS, 
MSP, or aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Applicant 
plans should go above and beyond those regular activities planned in 
response to other funding sources.

II. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type

    These awards will be made in the form of grants to agencies for 
each MIPPA Priority Area:
    Priority Area 1--SHIP: Grants to state agencies (State Units on 
Aging or State Departments of Insurance) that administer the SHIP to 
provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding 
their preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits; application 
assistance to individuals who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; and 
outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Priority Area 2--AAA: Grants to state agencies for AAA programs to 
provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding 
their preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits; application 
assistance to individuals who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; and 
outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Priority Area 3--ADRC: Aging and Disability Resource Center 
Programs (ADRC): Grants to agencies that are established ADRCs to 
provide outreach regarding Medicare Part D benefits related to LIS and 
MSPs, and conduct outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and 
promoting wellness.

2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period

    ACL intends to make available, under this program announcement, 
grant awards for the three MIPPA priority areas. Funding will be 
distributed through a formula as identified in statute. The amounts 
allocated are based upon factors defined in statute and will be 
distributed to each priority area based on the formula. ACL will fund 
total project periods of up to one (1) year contingent upon 
availability of federal funds.
    Priority Area 1--SHIP: $14.4 million in FY 2021 for state agencies 
that administer the SHIP Program.
    Priority Area 2--AAA: $13.9 million in FY 2021 for State Units on 
Aging for Area Agencies on Aging.
    Priority Area 3--ADRC: $4.7 million in FY 2020 for agencies that 
are established ADRCs who have received an ACL ADRC COVID grant.

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA State Grants

    Priority Area 1--SHIP: Only existing SHIP grant recipients or 
(SHIP-designated state agencies) are eligible to apply.
    Priority Area 2--AAA: Only State Units on Aging (SUA) (or SUA-
designated state agencies) are eligible to apply.
    Priority Area 3--ADRC: Only agencies that are established ADRCs who 
have received an ACL ADRC COVID grant (or ADRC-designated state 
agencies) are eligible to apply.
    Eligibility may change if future funding is available.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching Is Not Required

3. DUNS Number

    All grant applicants must obtain and keep current 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 can be obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm.

4. Intergovernmental Review

    Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.

IV. Submission Information

1. Application Kits

    Application Kits/Program Instructions are available at 
www.grantsolutions.gov. Instructions for completing the application kit 
will be available on the site.

2. Submission Dates and Times

    To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 
p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2021 through www.GrantSolutions.gov.

VII. Agency Contacts

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Margaret 
Flowers, Phone: 202.795.7315, Email: [email protected].

    Dated: March 26, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-06742 Filed 3-31-21; 8:45 am]
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