Senior Medicare Patrol State Project Grants - Pennsylvania
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2026-ACL-CIP-MPPG-0020
- Agency
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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,100,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Unrestricted
- Special District Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- For Profit Organizations
- State Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Rebecca Kinney rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov (202) 795-7375
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is soliciting applications for the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Project Grants in Pennsylvania, a cooperative agreement designed to support statewide Medicare fraud prevention education and outreach services. Eligible applicants include domestic public or private nonprofit entities, state governments, tribal organizations, and institutions of higher education. The program requires grantees to address four strategic objectives: provide group education and one-on-one assistance to Medicare beneficiaries with emphasis on economically disadvantaged populations, recruit and train a workforce including staff and volunteers, monitor and assess results through established reporting systems and quality measures, and position the program to respond to programmatic changes. Applications will be evaluated on a 100-point scale across five criteria: Project Relevance & Current Need (10 points), Approach (40 points), Budget (10 points), Project Impact (25 points), and Organizational Capacity (15 points). The letter of intent is due March 3, 2026, with the full application deadline of April 13, 2026, and an anticipated project start date of June 1, 2026.
The estimated total funding for this opportunity is $1,100,000, with one cooperative agreement expected to be awarded for a 24-month period consisting of two 12-month budget periods. Applicants must submit a maximum 20-page project narrative along with a detailed budget narrative, work plan, and letters of commitment from key partners, with all submissions required through Grants.gov. Performance will take place throughout Pennsylvania, with the grantee responsible for providing statewide outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their families.
Synopsis
The mission of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Through outreach, counseling, and education, the SMP program increases awareness and understanding of health care programs to protect Medicare beneficiaries from the economic and health-related consequences associated with Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL currently provides grant funding to support 54 SMP state projects, including grantees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. The SMP projects use this funding to provide local outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through a trained workforce, many of which are volunteers. SMP projects teach Medicare beneficiaries to protect their Medicare numbers, to detect billing discrepancies on their Medicare statements, and to report suspicious activity for further investigation. In addition, SMP projects actively disseminate fraud prevention and identification information through the media, outreach campaigns, and community events. As a result of these efforts, beneficiaries contact the SMP projects with inquiries and complaints regarding potential Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. SMPs provide in-depth counseling and assistance to help beneficiaries who present with questions and issues. With this funding opportunity, ACL anticipates awarding up to 1 cooperative agreement to support the SMP project in Pennsylvania.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Foa_Content_of_HHS-2026-ACL-CIP-MPPG-0020.pdf |
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