[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39627-39628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA 
Program Funds

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State 
Applications for Medicare Low-Income Benefit Programs Enrollment 
Outreach and Assistance.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1395b-3 note.
    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. (ET) on July 8, 2024.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Funding Opportunity Description

    The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) 
program supports states and tribes through grants to provide outreach 
and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries with limited incomes and 
assets. MIPPA state grantees help educate beneficiaries about the Low-
Income Subsidy (LIS) program for Medicare Part D, Medicare Savings 
Programs (MSPs), and Medicare Preventive Services while also providing 
one-on-one assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries to help them 
apply for benefit programs that help lower the costs of their Medicare 
premiums and deductibles. 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 aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Applicant plans should go above and beyond those regular activities 
planned in response to other funding sources. 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 application.
    Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements. MIPPA state funding is 
limited to state agencies by Priority Area:

 Priority Area 1--State Health Insurance Assistance Program 
(SHIP): SHIP grant recipients or (SHIP-designated state agencies)
 Priority Area 2--Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs): State Units on 
Aging (SUA) (or SUA-designated state agencies)
 Priority Area 3--Aging and Disability Resource Centers 
(ADRCs): Agencies that are established ADRCs (or designated state 
agency serving as the No Wrong Door lead)

I. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type

    These awards will be made in the form of cooperative agreements 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

    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. ACL will fund 
total project periods of up to one year contingent upon availability of 
federal funds.

 Priority Area 1--SHIP: $16.5 million in FY 2024
 Priority Area 2--AAA: $17.9 million in FY 2024
 Priority Area 3--ADRC: $9.8 million in FY 2024

II. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

    1. Eligible entities for this award are state agencies that 
administer the following:

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     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 (or designated state agency serving as the No Wrong Door lead) 
are eligible to apply.
    Eligibility may change if future funding is available.
    2. No Match or Cost Sharing is required.

3. Unique Entry ID Number

    Unique Entity ID: All grant applicants must obtain and keep current 
a Unique Entity ID (UEI). On April 4, 2022, the unique entity 
identifier used across the federal government changed from the DUNS 
Number to the Unique Entity ID (generated by SAM.gov). The Unique 
Entity ID is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by 
SAM.gov. The UEI is viewable in your SAM.gov entity registration 
record.

4. Intergovernmental Review

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

III. Submission Information

    1. Application Kit/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. (ET) on July 8, 2024, through www.GrantSolutions.gov.

IV. Agency Contact

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

    Dated: May 5, 2024.
Alison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community 
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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