Notice2022-08511
Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds
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April 21, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23867-23868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08511]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA
Program Funds
Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State
Applications for Medicare Low-Income Benefit Programs Enrollment
Outreach and Assistance.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Funding Opportunity Number: CIP-MI-22-001.
Statutory Authority: The Medicare Improvements for Patients and
Providers Act of 2008, as amended by the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010 and reauthorized by the American Taxpayer
Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Bipartisan Budget
Act of 2018, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of
2020, and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.
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. ET on June 21, 2022.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
program supports states through grants to provide outreach and
assistance to Medicare beneficiaries with limited incomes and assets to
ensure the beneficiaries have access to all Medicare related benefits
available to them. MIPPA state grantees help educate Medicare
beneficiaries about benefit programs that help them pay for Medicare
including the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) program for Medicare Part D and
the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs). In addition, MIPPA grantees
provide education on Medicare Preventive Services. MIPPA grantees
provide education through public outreach while also providing one-on-
one assistance to eligible Medicare beneficiaries to help them access
and apply for benefit programs that help lower the costs of their
Medicare premiums and deductibles.
MIPPA state funding is limited to agencies eligible for MIPPA
funding:
<bullet> Priority Area 1--State Health Insurance Assistance Program
(SHIP): SHIP grant recipients or (SHIP-designated state agencies)
<bullet> Priority Area 2--Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs): State Units on
Aging (SUA) (or SUA-designated state agencies)
<bullet> Priority Area 3--Aging and Disability Resource Centers
(ADRCs): Agencies that are established ADRCs who have received an ACL
ADRC COVID grant (or designated state agency serving as the No Wrong
Door lead)
ACL will accept only one application for each Priority Area per
state. If an agency is eligible for more than one MIPPA Priority Area,
the agency may combine their responses into one comprehensive
application.
These funds will allow agencies 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 covering LIS,
MSP, or aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Applicant
plans should go above and beyond those regular activities planned in
response to other funding sources.
II. 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--SHIP: 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--AAA: Grants to state agencies for AAA 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 activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness.
Priority Area 3--ADRC: Aging and Disability Resource Center
Programs (ADRC): Grants to agencies that are established ADRCs 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 two (2) years contingent upon
availability of federal funds.
Priority Area 1--SHIP: $15.8 million in FY 2022 for state agencies
that administer the SHIP Program.
Priority Area 2--AAA: $13.4 million in FY 2022 for State Units on
Aging for Area Agencies on Aging.
Priority Area 3--ADRC: $4.6 million in FY 2022 for agencies that
are established ADRCs who have received an ACL ADRC COVID grant.
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Applicants for MIPPA State Grants:
Priority Area 1--SHIP: Only existing SHIP grant recipients or
(SHIP-designated state agencies) are eligible to apply.
Priority Area 2--AAA: Only State Units on Aging (SUA) (or SUA-
designated state agencies) are eligible to apply.
Priority Area 3--ADRC: Only agencies that are established ADRCs who
have received an ACL ADRC COVID grant (or designated state agency
serving as the No Wrong Door lead) are eligible to apply.
Eligibility may change if future funding is available.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not required.
3. Unique Entity ID: All grant applicants must obtain and keep
current a Unique Entity ID (UEI). On April 4, 2022, the unique entity
identifier used across the federal government changed from the DUNS
Number to the Unique Entity ID (generated by <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a>). The Unique
Entity ID is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by
<a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a>. The UEI is viewable in your <a href="http://SAM.gov">SAM.gov</a> entity registration
record.
4. Intergovernmental Review: Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, is not applicable to
these grant applications.
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IV. Submission Information
1. Application Kit
Application Kit/Program Instructions are available at
<a href="http://www.grantsolutions.gov">www.grantsolutions.gov</a>. 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 June 21, 2022, through www.GrantSolutions.gov.
VII. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Margaret
Flowers, Phone: 202.795.7315, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b664a594c4a594e5f056d47445c4e59586b4a484705434358054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307d514257514255441e765c5f475542437051535c1e5858431e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: April 15, 2022.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2022-08511 Filed 4-20-22; 8:45 am]
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