[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.
[FR Doc. 2024-10126 Filed 5-8-24; 8:45 am]
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