[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26059-26060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12046]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Community Living
Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA
Program Funds
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State
Plans for Medicare Savings Program, Low Income Subsidy & Prescription
Drug Enrollment Outreach and Assistance.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: CIP-MI-18-001.
Statutory Authority: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008--Section 119, Public Law (Pub. L.) 110-275 as
amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
(Affordable Care Act), reauthorized by the American Taxpayer Relief Act
of 2012 (ATRA), reauthorized by section 110 of the Protecting Access to
Medicare Act of 2014 and reauthorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2015, and was reauthorized for two years under
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123, BBA of 2018).
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071.
Dates: The deadline for the submission of MIPPA Program State Plans
is 11:59 p.m. EST August 3, 2018.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance state efforts to provide
assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through statewide and local
coalition building focused on intensified outreach activities to
beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program
(LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and in assisting those
beneficiaries in applying for benefits. ACL will provide MIPPA program
funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area
Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging and Disability Resource Center
programs (ADRCs), to inform Medicare beneficiaries about available
Medicare program benefits. ACL seeks plans from states that will
describe how the MIPPA program funds will be used for beneficiary
outreach, education, and one-on-one application assistance over the
next two years.
ACL requests that states submit a two (2) year state plan with
specific project strategies to expand, extend, or enhance their one-on-
one assistance, education, and group outreach efforts to Medicare
beneficiaries on Medicare and assistance programs for those with
limited incomes. States should describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC
efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with
limited incomes statewide. States that are eligible to apply are asked
to review previous MIPPA plans and update these plans to reflect
successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and
expand their MIPPA outreach activities. State agencies may prepare
either one statewide plan or separate plans for each eligible State
agency. Program Instructions will be available to applicants through
ACL. ACL will also host an applicant teleconference on Tuesday, June
19th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Call in number: 202-774-2300. Meeting
Number: 998 701 573.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These awards will be made in the form of grants to State Agencies
for each MIPPA Priority Area:
Priority Area 1--Grants to State Agencies (the State Unit on Aging
or the State Department of Insurance) that administer the State Health
Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide enhanced outreach to
eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their benefits, enhanced
outreach and application assistance to individuals who may be eligible
for the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings
Program (MSP), and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities
aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
Priority Area 2--Grants to State Units on Aging for Area Agencies
on Aging to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare
beneficiaries regarding their Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach and
one-on-one application assistance to individuals who may be eligible
for the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach
activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
Priority Area 3--Grants to State Units on Aging that administer the
Aging and Disability Resource Centers to provide outreach to
individuals regarding their Medicare Part D benefits, benefits
available under the LIS and MSP, and for the purposes of conducting
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. ACL will fund
total project periods of up to two (2) years, contingent upon
availability of federal funds.
Priority Area 1--SHIP: Up to $13 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
and $13 million in FY 2019 for state agencies that administer the SHIP
Program.
Priority Area 2--AAA: Up to $7.5 million in FY 2018 and $7.5
million in FY 2019 for State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging
and for Native American programs. Funding for Native American Programs
($270,000) is deducted from Priority 2 and is being allocated through a
separate process.
Priority Area 3--ADRC: Up to $5 million in FY 2018 and $5 million
in FY 2019 for State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging and
Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant at
any point in time to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems.
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Applicants MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards made
under this announcement, by statute, will be made only to agencies of
State Governments.
Priority Area 1: Only existing SHIP grant recipients are eligible
to apply.
Priority Area 2: Only State Units on Aging are eligible to apply.
Priority Area 3: Only State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD)
grant to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems at any point
in time are eligible for MIPPA funding under this priority area.
Eligibility may change if future funding is made 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.
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4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.
IV. Reporting
1. MIPPA Grantees will be required to report data in the SHIP
Tracking and Reporting System (STARS). STARS is the nationwide, web-
based data system that facilitates reporting of activities completed by
SHIP and MIPPA Grantees. All required data must be submitted
accurately, completely, and on time, and in the format specified by
ACL. All reports shall be completed according to instructions
distributed by ACL for grantees. States using proprietary systems (and
all proprietary agencies operating within a state) must submit data
into a fully compliant data system reflecting STARS Data System
specifications, with no unresolved errors as a condition of eligibility
for continued MIPPA funding.
2. Financial Reporting Requirements: ACL requires the submission of
the SF-425 (Federal Financial Report) semi-annually. The reporting
cycle will be reflected in the Notice of Award. The annual SF-425 is
due 30 days after the end of each semi-annual reporting period. The
final SF-425 report is due 90 days after the end of the project period
for each priority area. Grantees are required to complete the federal
cash transactions portion of the SF-425 within the Payment Management
System (PMS) for each priority area as identified in their award
documents for the calendar quarters ending 3/31, 6/30, 9/30. And 12/31
through the life of their award. In addition, the fully completed SF-
425 will be required as denoted in the Notice of Award terms and
conditions.
3. MIPPA Performance Reporting Requirements: All successful
applicants must submit a MIPPA narrative progress report twice a year
to ACL. The reports shall include: A description of the progress make
toward meeting each of the MIPPA objectives outlined in the funding
opportunity announcement. As part of the narrative progress reports,
the grantee must provide details of how the program expects to meet the
goals described in their state plan submission. The narrative progress
reports must be uploaded through www.grantsolutions.gov for each
priority area. The narrative progress reports cover the following
periods and due dates annually: (a) September 30 through March 31--due
April 30; (b) April 1 through September 29--due October 31.
4. A final narrative report will be due at the end of the grant
period. This final report will replace the last semi-annual narrative
and must cover the entire life of the grant. The final narrative report
is due 90 days after the end of the award (December 31, 2020).
V. 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. For help in locating this information
contact the ACL Agency Contact identified below. Note: Applicants must
submit a separate SF-424 for each priority area with their application
packages. Additional detailed instructions will be available in the
Application Kit.
2. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. Eastern time on August 1, 2018, through www.GrantSolutions.gov.
VI. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living,
Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, Washington, DC 20201,
attention: Katie Glendening or by calling 202-795-7350 or by email
[email protected].
Dated: May 30, 2018.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
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