Availability of Program Application Instructions for Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Program Funds, 31189-31190 [2020-11050]

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[FR Doc. 2020–11098 Filed 5–21–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Community Living Availability of Program Application Instructions for Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Program Funds Administration for Community Living, HHS. ACTION: Notice AGENCY: The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance statewide and local coalition building focused on outreach, education, and one-to-one assistance activities to Medicare beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP), above and beyond those regular activities planned in response to other funding. ACL will provide funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP), Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), and Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). ACL seeks plans from applicants that will describe how the MIPPA funds will be used for outreach, education, and one-on-one application assistance over the next year. ACL requests that applicants submit a one (1) year state plan with specific project strategies to: 1. Enhance their one-on-one assistance, education, and outreach efforts to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits; 2. Describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with limited incomes statewide including rural areas and tribal entities; 3. Review and update previous MIPPA plans to reflect successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and expand their MIPPA outreach activities; and 4. Set performance goals, taking into account the MIPPA Performance Measures (PMs) implemented in Grant Year 2019 [Performance Measures include: Overall MIPPA Contacts; Overall Persons Reached through Outreach; MIPPA Target Populations (Under 65, Rural, Native American, English as a Secondary Language); and Contacts with Applications Submitted]. Additionally, programs should ensure MIPPA counselors familiarity with SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31189 integrated care programs that support beneficiaries’ independence at home and in the community, including Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans and Supplemental benefits, and other integrated care programs for Medicare and Medicaid dual eligible beneficiaries. Applicant plans should go above and beyond those regular activities planned in response to other funding. State agencies may prepare either one statewide plan or separate plans for each eligible agency. Announcement Type: Initial. Funding Opportunity Number: CIP– MI–20–001. Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this program announcement is contained in the 2006 Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act—Section 202 and 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), the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. DATES: The deadline date for the submission of MIPPA Program State Plans is 11:59 p.m. EST July 20, 2020. I. Award Information 1. Funding Instrument Type These awards will be made in the form of grants to agencies for each MIPPA Priority Area: Priority Area 1—Grants to state agencies (State Units on Aging or State Departments of Insurance) that administer the SHIP to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits; application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; and outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 2—Grants to state agencies for AAA and Native American programs to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits; application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; and outreach E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 31190 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 100 / Friday, May 22, 2020 / Notices activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 3—Grants to agencies that are established ADRCs who have received an ADRC/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to provide outreach regarding Medicare Part D benefits related to LIS and MSPs, and conduct 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. The amounts allocated are based upon factors defined in statute and will be distributed to each priority area based on the formula. ACL will fund total project periods of up to one (1) year contingent upon availability of federal funds. Priority Area 1—SHIP: $12.4 million in FY 2020 for state agencies that administer the SHIP Program. Priority Area 2—AAA: $7.1 million in FY 2020 for State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging and for Native American programs. Funding for Native American Programs ($285,000) is deducted from Priority 2 and is being allocated through a separate process. Priority Area 3—ADRC: $4.7 million in FY 2020 for agencies that are established ADRCs who have received an ADRC/NWD grant. II. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements 1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3 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 agencies that are established ADRCs who have received an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant. Eligibility may change if future funding is 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. 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Administration for Community Living

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Availability of Program Application Instructions for Medicare 
Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) Program Funds

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance statewide and local 
coalition building focused on outreach, education, and one-to-one 
assistance activities to Medicare beneficiaries likely to be eligible 
for the Low Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings 
Programs (MSP), above and beyond those regular activities planned in 
response to other funding. ACL will provide funding to State Health 
Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP), Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), and 
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC).
    ACL seeks plans from applicants that will describe how the MIPPA 
funds will be used for outreach, education, and one-on-one application 
assistance over the next year. ACL requests that applicants submit a 
one (1) year state plan with specific project strategies to:
    1. Enhance their one-on-one assistance, education, and outreach 
efforts to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their preventive, 
wellness, and limited income benefits;
    2. Describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts will be coordinated 
to provide outreach to beneficiaries with limited incomes statewide 
including rural areas and tribal entities;
    3. Review and update previous MIPPA plans to reflect successes 
achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and expand their 
MIPPA outreach activities; and
    4. Set performance goals, taking into account the MIPPA Performance 
Measures (PMs) implemented in Grant Year 2019 [Performance Measures 
include: Overall MIPPA Contacts; Overall Persons Reached through 
Outreach; MIPPA Target Populations (Under 65, Rural, Native American, 
English as a Secondary Language); and Contacts with Applications 
Submitted].
    Additionally, programs should ensure MIPPA counselors familiarity 
with integrated care programs that support beneficiaries' independence 
at home and in the community, including Programs of All-Inclusive Care 
for the Elderly, Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans and 
Supplemental benefits, and other integrated care programs for Medicare 
and Medicaid dual eligible beneficiaries. Applicant plans should go 
above and beyond those regular activities planned in response to other 
funding. State agencies may prepare either one statewide plan or 
separate plans for each eligible agency.
    Announcement Type: Initial.
    Funding Opportunity Number: CIP-MI-20-001.
    Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this 
program announcement is contained in the 2006 Reauthorization of the 
Older Americans Act--Section 202 and 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), the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 
2014, and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 
(MACRA), the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, and the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071.

DATES: The deadline date for the submission of MIPPA Program State 
Plans is 11:59 p.m. EST July 20, 2020.

I. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type

    These awards will be made in the form of grants to agencies for 
each MIPPA Priority Area:
    Priority Area 1--Grants to state agencies (State Units on Aging or 
State Departments of Insurance) that administer the SHIP to provide 
enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their 
preventive, wellness, and limited income benefits; application 
assistance to individuals who may be eligible for LIS or MSPs; and 
outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Priority Area 2--Grants to state agencies for AAA and Native 
American programs to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare 
beneficiaries regarding their preventive, wellness, and limited income 
benefits; application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for 
LIS or MSPs; and outreach

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activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
    Priority Area 3--Grants to agencies that are established ADRCs who 
have received an ADRC/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to provide 
outreach regarding Medicare Part D benefits related to LIS and MSPs, 
and conduct 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. The amounts 
allocated are based upon factors defined in statute and will be 
distributed to each priority area based on the formula. ACL will fund 
total project periods of up to one (1) year contingent upon 
availability of federal funds.
    Priority Area 1--SHIP: $12.4 million in FY 2020 for state agencies 
that administer the SHIP Program.
    Priority Area 2--AAA: $7.1 million in FY 2020 for State Units on 
Aging for Area Agencies on Aging and for Native American programs. 
Funding for Native American Programs ($285,000) is deducted from 
Priority 2 and is being allocated through a separate process.
    Priority Area 3--ADRC: $4.7 million in FY 2020 for agencies that 
are established ADRCs who have received an ADRC/NWD grant.

II. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements

1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3

    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 agencies that are established ADRCs who have 
received an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door 
System (NWD) grant.
    Eligibility may change if future funding is 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.

4. Intergovernmental Review

    Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.

III. 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.

2. Submission Dates and Times

    To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 
p.m. Eastern Time on July 20, 2020, through www.GrantSolutions.gov.

VI. Agency Contacts

    Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to:
    Margaret Flowers, Phone: 202.795.7315, Email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 14, 2020.
Mary Lazare,
Principal Deputy Administrator.
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