Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Project Grants - Vermont | HHS 2024 ACL CIP MPPG 0038

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACL CIP MPPG 0038

The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Project Grants - Vermont opportunity is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), designed to support Vermonts statewide Senior Medicare Patrol project. The SMP programs core mission is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, along with their families and caregivers, to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, billing errors, and abuse. The program is built around practical education and hands-on assistance so that older adults and other Medicare beneficiaries are better able to protect themselves from financial losses, interrupted care, and other health-related harms that can result from improper or fraudulent billing.

Funded SMP projects operate as local, community-facing efforts that combine outreach, education, and individualized counseling. A key feature of the model is a trained workforce that often includes volunteers, enabling the project to reach beneficiaries across a state through presentations, one-on-one support, and community events. SMPs commonly teach beneficiaries how to safeguard their Medicare numbers, review Medicare statements for charges that look wrong, spot common scam tactics, and report suspicious activity to appropriate entities for further review or investigation. Beyond direct counseling, SMPs also spread fraud prevention and detection messages through media, outreach campaigns, and partnerships with local organizations, which helps increase awareness statewide and encourages beneficiaries to come forward when something seems off.

ACL expects to make up to one award for Vermont under this announcement, meaning the selected applicant would serve as the states primary SMP project lead under a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically signals substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, often including closer coordination, oversight, and collaboration with ACL on implementation and performance expectations. The award ceiling is $400,000, and the opportunity lists an expected total of one award.

The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes many types of entities, such as state, county, city, township, and special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status; individuals; and for-profit organizations (including small businesses). The listing is effectively unrestricted within the categories stated, but foreign entities are explicitly not eligible to apply or receive an award. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible as long as they meet the stated eligibility requirements.

Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number HHS 2024 ACL CIP MPPG 0038 and the CFDA number 93.048. The funding activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services, consistent with the programs focus on protecting beneficiaries from economic harm tied to Medicare fraud and billing abuses. The original application closing date for this competition was April 15, 2024, and the opportunity record was created on February 13, 2024.

• The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) State Project Grants - Vermont" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-02-13.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Unrestricted.

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