Senior Medicare Patrol Projects - Empowering Seniors to Prevent Health Care Fraud

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2016-ACL-CIP-MP-0183 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.048Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: HHS-ACLClosing Date: Jul 20, 2016Award Ceiling: $282,950Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 18, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program includes 53 project grants in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. SMP projects have made great progress in recruiting and training volunteers on Medicare errors, fraud and abuse. These volunteers 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. SMP projects actively work to disseminate SMP fraud prevention and identifica...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding