[Federal Register: August 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 151)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
[Program Announcement No. AoA-04-08]
Fiscal Year 2004 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and
Notice Regarding Applications
AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for
applications for the Aging Services Network Integrated Care Management
Grants Program.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that it will hold a
competition under this program announcement for grant awards for up to
twenty (20) projects varying in size up to $50,000 each. The
approximate amount of federal funds available for these projects is
$600,000 and the project period will be one year.
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 this grants program is to
support the design, implementation, and dissemination of innovative
models and approaches that demonstrate how Community Aging Services
Providers (CASPs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) can either build
capacity to adopt capitated financing approaches or, partner with
Medicare and/or Medicaid managed care organizations, to improve the
delivery of services that maximize the health and quality of life for
older persons. The projects funded under this program should enhance
the integration of health and social services and generate new
knowledge and information that will help position the Aging Services
Network in the evolving health and long term care environment.
Recognizing that successful managed care models and approaches already
exist in the Aging Services Network, this program will:
Identify and document existing models or approaches that
can be replicated by other aging services provider organizations, area
agencies on aging, and/or managed care organizations (Existing
Practices)
Facilitate further refinements of existing models and
approaches that are already in place (Program Enhancements);
Support the design and/or implementation of new models or
approaches that support the Aging Services Network's role in managed
care (New Models or Approaches).
Consistent with these objectives, grants will be made in three (3)
priority areas:
Existing Practices. The grantee will develop detailed
model replication materials for an existing successful project or
approach that is consistent with the purposes of this program.
Program Enhancements. The grantee will propose to build-
upon and expand their existing model or approach in a way that broadens
the scope and/or effectiveness of the program and/or gather data to
assess the effectiveness of the program.
New Models or Approaches. The grantee will propose to
design and/or implement a new project consistent with the purposes of
this program.
The awards will be cooperative agreements in which the grantee and
the Administration on Aging work collaboratively to clarify the issues
to be addressed by the project.
Awardee activities for this initiative are as follows:
a. Working collaboratively with AoA to refine and implement their
project plan.
b. Working collaboratively with AoA, managed care organizations and
other grantees under this initiative to refine concepts related to
Aging Services Network opportunities concerning managed care. This
collaboration will take the form of conference calls, web-based
exchanges, on-site discussions, and national meetings.
c. Working collaboratively with AoA to develop and deliver
dissemination and replication documents and presentations that are the
critical products of these grants for Community Aging Services Provider
organizations, Area Agencies on Aging and/or Medicare and/or Medicaid
managed care organizations.
AoA activities for this initiative will include expert technical
assistance and the coordination of mutual learning opportunities among
AoA, grantees under this initiative, other federal agencies (CMS, NIH,
CDC, AHRQ), foundations, and other national organizations and experts
appropriate to this initiative. AoA activities will also include:
a. Working collaboratively with the grantee to refine project plans
and resolve implementation issues.
b. Reviewing and commenting on dissemination and replication
documents and presentations that are the critical products of the
grants for Community Aging Services Provider organizations, Area
Agencies on Aging, and/or Medicare and/or Medicaid managed care
organizations.
Eligibility for grant awards and other requirements: Eligibility
for grant awards is limited to Community Aging Service Providers
(CASPs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). A CASP is defined as a not-
for-profit community-based organization that currently receives funding
under the Older Americans Act and has a history and mission focused on
the provision of home and community-based services, primarily for older
people. Area Agencies on Aging are agencies officially designated as
such by a State Unit on Aging under the provisions of the Older
Americans Act. Faith-based organizations and Tribal organizations that
fit the definition of a CASP or an AAA are encouraged to apply. An AAA
can only apply as an AAA. Grantees are required to provide at least 25
percent of the total program costs from non-federal cash or in-kind
resources in order to be considered for the award. No organization or
agency may apply for more than one grant under this competition.
Executive Order 12372 is not applicable to these grant
applications.
Screening criteria: All applications will be screened to assure a
level playing field for all applicants. Applications that fail to meet
the screening criteria described below will not be reviewed and will
receive no further consideration:
1. Postmark Requirements--Applications must be postmarked by
midnight of the deadline date indicated below, or hand-delivered by
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on that date, or submitted electronically by
midnight on that date.
2. Organizational Eligibility--Eligibility for grant awards is
limited to Community Aging Service Providers (CASPs) and Area Agencies
on Aging (AAAs).
3. Responsiveness to Priority Area Description--Applications will
be screened on whether the application is responsive to the priority
area description.
4. Project Narrative--The Project Narrative section of the
application must not exceed 15 pages.
5. Other Programmatic Requirements--None.
Review of applications: Applications will be evaluated against the
following criteria:
Purpose and Need for Assistance (25 points); Approach/Method--
Workplan and Activities (25 points); Outcomes/Benefits/Impacts (20
points); and Level of Effort, Program Management, and Organizational
Capacity (30 points).
DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is
September 10, 2004.
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ADDRESSES: Application kits are available by writing to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging,
Washington, DC 20201, by calling 202/357-3447, or online at http://www.grants.gov
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Applications may be mailed to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
Washington, DC 20201, attn: Margaret Tolson (AoA-04-08).
Applications may be delivered to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Room 4604, Washington, DC 20001, attn:
Margaret Tolson (AoA-04-08).
If you elect to mail or hand deliver your application you must
submit one original and two copies of the application; an
acknowledgement card will be mailed to applicants.
Instructions for electronic mailing of grant applications are
available at http://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management,
Washington, D.C. 20201, Telephone: (202) 357-3440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All grant applicants are required to obtain
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 is free and easy to obtain from
https://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions.html.
Dated: August 2, 2004.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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