[Federal Register: April 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 66)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
[Program Announcement No. AoA-03-02]
Fiscal Year 2003 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and
Notice Regarding Applications
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for
applications.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that under this program
announcement it will hold a competition for ``Senior Medicare Patrol
Projects'' for up to 24 cooperative agreements at a federal share of
approximately $175,000 per year for a project period of three years.
Legislative authority: The Older Americans Act, Public Law 106-501
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 93.048, Title IV and Title II
Discretionary Projects).
Purpose of grant awards: The purpose of these projects is to test
the best ways of using the skills of retired nurses, doctors,
accountants and other professionals to train seniors to serve as expert
resources to detect and stop health care error, fraud, and abuse. The
award is a cooperative agreement because the Administration on Aging
will be substantially involved in the development and execution of the
activities of the projects. The cooperative agreement will provide for
training, technical assistance and support to projects in every state.
Eligibility for grant awards and other requirements: Eligibility
for grant awards is limited to public, state and local agencies,
federally recognized tribes, or nonprofit agencies, organizations, and
institutions in the following states: California, Hawaii, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah,
Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming--to carry out cooperative agreement
awards to train retired persons to serve in their communities as
volunteer expert resources and educators in combating health care
error, fraud, and abuse. Faith-based organizations are eligible to
apply from the states listed above.
The Administration on Aging is currently funding ``Senior Medicare
Patrol Projects'' in the remaining 26 states, plus the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico. No further awards will be made in these
states.
Grantees are required to provide at least 25% of the total program
costs from non-federal cash or in-kind resources in order to be
considered for the award.
DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is May 22,
2003.
ADDRESSES: Application kits are available by writing to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging,
Office of Consumer Choice and Protection, Washington, DC 20201, attn:
Doris Summey, or by calling 202/357-
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3533 or 202/357-3532. Applications must be mailed to the above address
or hand-delivered to the Office of Grants Management, Room 4604, One
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Application kits and
instructions for electronic mailing of grant applications are available
at http://www.aoa.gov/egrants.
Dated: April 2, 2003.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 03-8418 Filed 4-4-03; 8:45 am]
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