[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32480-32481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13651]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Funding Opportunity: Affordable Care Act Medicare Beneficiary
Outreach and Assistance Program Funding for Title VI Native American
Programs
Purpose of Notice: Availability of funding opportunity
announcement.
Funding Opportunity Title/Program Name: Affordable Care Act
Medicare Beneficiary Outreach and Assistance Program Funding for Title
VI Native American Programs.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2010-AoA-MI-1022.
Statutory Authority: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008--Section 119, Public Law 110-275 as amended by
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care
Act).
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071.
Discretionary Projects
DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is July 30,
2010.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
AoA will provide a grant of $1,000 to each Older Americans Act
Title VI Native American program awardee. The purpose of these grants
will be for the coordination of at least one community announcement and
at least one outreach event to inform and assist eligible Native
American elders about the benefits available to them through Medicare
Part D, the Low Income Subsidy, the Medicare Savings Program, or
Medicare prevention benefits and screenings. The example of $1,000 per
event is for illustrative purposes only. There is data available from
the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and studies
performed by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) that reflect these
costs for planning and implementing a community event for Medicare Part
D and LIS outreach activities.
A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at
http://
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www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.aspx
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These awards will be made in the form of grants to Title VI Native
American Programs.
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding per Budget Period
AoA intends to make available, under this program announcement,
grant awards for $1,000 to 246 projects at a federal share of
approximately $246,000 total for a project period of 1 year.
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Applicants
Only current Older Americans Act Title VI Native American Program
grantees are eligible to apply for this funding.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Cost Sharing does not apply.
3. DUNS Number
All grant applicants must 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 http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/.
4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application
Application kits are available by writing to the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office for American
Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs, Washington, DC
20201, attention: Yvonne Jackson or by calling 202-357-3501, or online
at http://www.grants.gov.
2. Address for Application Submission
Applications may be submitted by e-mail to
[email protected], by fax to 202-357-3467 or in hard copy by
overnight delivery to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Administration on Aging, Office of Grants Management, Washington, DC
20201, Attn. Sean Lewis.
3. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59
Eastern time by the deadline listed in the ``Dates'' section at the
beginning of this Notice.
V. Responsiveness Criteria
Does not apply.
VI. Application Review Information
Does not apply.
VII. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office for
American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs,
Washington, DC 20201, attention: Yvonne Jackson or by calling 202-357-
3501, or by e-mail at [email protected].
Dated: May 18, 2010.
Kathy Greenlee,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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