83 FR 26059 - Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Community Living Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 108 (June 5, 2018)
Administration on Community Living
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 108 (June 5, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12046 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 26059-26060] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12046] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Community Living Availability of Program Application Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS. Title: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act: State Plans for Medicare Savings Program, Low Income Subsidy & Prescription Drug Enrollment Outreach and Assistance. Announcement Type: Initial. Funding Opportunity Number: CIP-MI-18-001. Statutory Authority: 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), reauthorized by section 110 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 and reauthorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, and was reauthorized for two years under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123, BBA of 2018). Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. Dates: The deadline for the submission of MIPPA Program State Plans is 11:59 p.m. EST August 3, 2018. I. Funding Opportunity Description The purpose of MIPPA funding is to enhance state efforts to provide assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through statewide and local coalition building focused on intensified outreach activities to beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and in assisting those beneficiaries in applying for benefits. ACL will provide MIPPA program funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging and Disability Resource Center programs (ADRCs), to inform Medicare beneficiaries about available Medicare program benefits. ACL seeks plans from states that will describe how the MIPPA program funds will be used for beneficiary outreach, education, and one-on-one application assistance over the next two years. ACL requests that states submit a two (2) year state plan with specific project strategies to expand, extend, or enhance their one-on- one assistance, education, and group outreach efforts to Medicare beneficiaries on Medicare and assistance programs for those with limited incomes. States should describe how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with limited incomes statewide. States that are eligible to apply are asked to review previous MIPPA plans and update these plans to reflect successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and expand their MIPPA outreach activities. State agencies may prepare either one statewide plan or separate plans for each eligible State agency. Program Instructions will be available to applicants through ACL. ACL will also host an applicant teleconference on Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Call in number: 202-774-2300. Meeting Number: 998 701 573. II. Award Information 1. Funding Instrument Type These awards will be made in the form of grants to State Agencies for each MIPPA Priority Area: Priority Area 1--Grants to State Agencies (the State Unit on Aging or the State Department of Insurance) that administer the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their benefits, enhanced outreach and application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for the Medicare Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 2--Grants to State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging to provide enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare beneficiaries regarding their Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach and one-on-one application assistance to individuals who may be eligible for the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes of conducting outreach activities aimed at preventing disease and promoting wellness. Priority Area 3--Grants to State Units on Aging that administer the Aging and Disability Resource Centers to provide outreach to individuals regarding their Medicare Part D benefits, benefits available under the LIS and MSP, and for the purposes of conducting 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. ACL will fund total project periods of up to two (2) years, contingent upon availability of federal funds. Priority Area 1--SHIP: Up to $13 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and $13 million in FY 2019 for state agencies that administer the SHIP Program. Priority Area 2--AAA: Up to $7.5 million in FY 2018 and $7.5 million in FY 2019 for State Units on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging and for Native American programs. Funding for Native American Programs ($270,000) is deducted from Priority 2 and is being allocated through a separate process. Priority Area 3--ADRC: Up to $5 million in FY 2018 and $5 million in FY 2019 for State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant at any point in time to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems. III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements 1. Eligible Applicants MIPPA Priority Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards made under this announcement, by statute, will be made only to agencies of State Governments. 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 State Agencies that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to support the development of their ADRC/NWD Systems at any point in time are eligible for MIPPA funding under this priority area. Eligibility may change if future funding is made 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. [[Page 26060]] 4. Intergovernmental Review Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications. IV. Reporting 1. MIPPA Grantees will be required to report data in the SHIP Tracking and Reporting System (STARS). STARS is the nationwide, web- based data system that facilitates reporting of activities completed by SHIP and MIPPA Grantees. All required data must be submitted accurately, completely, and on time, and in the format specified by ACL. All reports shall be completed according to instructions distributed by ACL for grantees. States using proprietary systems (and all proprietary agencies operating within a state) must submit data into a fully compliant data system reflecting STARS Data System specifications, with no unresolved errors as a condition of eligibility for continued MIPPA funding. 2. Financial Reporting Requirements: ACL requires the submission of the SF-425 (Federal Financial Report) semi-annually. The reporting cycle will be reflected in the Notice of Award. The annual SF-425 is due 30 days after the end of each semi-annual reporting period. The final SF-425 report is due 90 days after the end of the project period for each priority area. Grantees are required to complete the federal cash transactions portion of the SF-425 within the Payment Management System (PMS) for each priority area as identified in their award documents for the calendar quarters ending 3/31, 6/30, 9/30. And 12/31 through the life of their award. In addition, the fully completed SF- 425 will be required as denoted in the Notice of Award terms and conditions. 3. MIPPA Performance Reporting Requirements: All successful applicants must submit a MIPPA narrative progress report twice a year to ACL. The reports shall include: A description of the progress make toward meeting each of the MIPPA objectives outlined in the funding opportunity announcement. As part of the narrative progress reports, the grantee must provide details of how the program expects to meet the goals described in their state plan submission. The narrative progress reports must be uploaded through www.grantsolutions.gov for each priority area. The narrative progress reports cover the following periods and due dates annually: (a) September 30 through March 31--due April 30; (b) April 1 through September 29--due October 31. 4. A final narrative report will be due at the end of the grant period. This final report will replace the last semi-annual narrative and must cover the entire life of the grant. The final narrative report is due 90 days after the end of the award (December 31, 2020). V. 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. For help in locating this information contact the ACL Agency Contact identified below. Note: Applicants must submit a separate SF-424 for each priority area with their application packages. Additional detailed instructions will be available in the Application Kit. 2. Submission Dates and Times To receive consideration, applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on August 1, 2018, through www.GrantSolutions.gov. VI. Agency Contacts Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling, Washington, DC 20201, attention: Katie Glendening or by calling 202-795-7350 or by email [email protected]. Dated: May 30, 2018. Mary Lazare, Principal Deputy Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018-12046 Filed 6-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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Director, Management Analysis and Services 2. Anticipated Total Priority Area
ACL requests that states submit a two
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Funding per Budget Period
Prevention.
(2) year state plan with specific project
strategies to expand, extend, or enhance ACL intends to make available, under
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their one-on-one assistance, education,
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and group outreach efforts to Medicare
beneficiaries on Medicare and areas. Funding will be distributed
assistance programs for those with through a formula as identified in
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND statute. ACL will fund total project
limited incomes. States should describe
HUMAN SERVICES periods of up to two (2) years,
how the SHIP, AAA, and ADRC efforts
Administration on Community Living will be coordinated to provide outreach contingent upon availability of federal
to beneficiaries with limited incomes funds.
Availability of Program Application statewide. States that are eligible to Priority Area 1—SHIP: Up to $13
Instructions for MIPPA Program Funds apply are asked to review previous million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and
MIPPA plans and update these plans to $13 million in FY 2019 for state
AGENCY: Administration for Community reflect successes achieved to date and agencies that administer the SHIP
Living, HHS. direct their efforts to enhance and Program.
Title: Medicare Improvements for expand their MIPPA outreach activities. Priority Area 2—AAA: Up to $7.5
Patients and Providers Act: State Plans State agencies may prepare either one million in FY 2018 and $7.5 million in
for Medicare Savings Program, Low statewide plan or separate plans for FY 2019 for State Units on Aging for
Income Subsidy & Prescription Drug each eligible State agency. Program Area Agencies on Aging and for Native
Enrollment Outreach and Assistance. Instructions will be available to American programs. Funding for Native
Announcement Type: Initial. American Programs ($270,000) is
applicants through ACL. ACL will also
Funding Opportunity Number: CIP– deducted from Priority 2 and is being
host an applicant teleconference on
MI–18–001. allocated through a separate process.
Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
Statutory Authority: The Medicare Priority Area 3—ADRC: Up to $5
Eastern. Call in number: 202–774–2300.
Improvements for Patients and million in FY 2018 and $5 million in FY
Meeting Number: 998 701 573.
Providers Act of 2008—Section 119, 2019 for State Agencies that received an
Public Law (Pub. L.) 110–275 as II. Award Information ACL, CMS, VHA Aging and Disability
amended by the Patient Protection and Resource Center (ADRC)/No Wrong
1. Funding Instrument Type
Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Door System (NWD) grant at any point
Care Act), reauthorized by the American These awards will be made in the in time to support the development of
Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), form of grants to State Agencies for each their ADRC/NWD Systems.
reauthorized by section 110 of the MIPPA Priority Area:
Protecting Access to Medicare Act of Priority Area 1—Grants to State III. Eligibility Criteria and Other
2014 and reauthorized by the Medicare Agencies (the State Unit on Aging or the Requirements
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of State Department of Insurance) that 1. Eligible Applicants MIPPA Priority
2015, and was reauthorized for two administer the State Health Insurance Areas 1, 2 and 3: Awards made under
years under the Bipartisan Budget Act of Assistance Program (SHIP) to provide this announcement, by statute, will be
2018 (Pub. L. 115–123, BBA of 2018). enhanced outreach to eligible Medicare made only to agencies of State
Catalog of Federal Domestic beneficiaries regarding their benefits, Governments.
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.071. enhanced outreach and application Priority Area 1: Only existing SHIP
Dates: The deadline for the assistance to individuals who may be grant recipients are eligible to apply.
submission of MIPPA Program State eligible for the Medicare Low Income Priority Area 2: Only State Units on
Plans is 11:59 p.m. EST August 3, 2018. Subsidy (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Aging are eligible to apply.
Program (MSP), and for the purposes of Priority Area 3: Only State Agencies
I. Funding Opportunity Description conducting outreach activities aimed at that received an ACL, CMS, VHA Aging
The purpose of MIPPA funding is to preventing disease and promoting and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)/
enhance state efforts to provide wellness. No Wrong Door System (NWD) grant to
assistance to Medicare beneficiaries Priority Area 2—Grants to State Units support the development of their ADRC/
through statewide and local coalition on Aging for Area Agencies on Aging to NWD Systems at any point in time are
building focused on intensified outreach provide enhanced outreach to eligible eligible for MIPPA funding under this
activities to beneficiaries likely to be Medicare beneficiaries regarding their priority area.
eligible for the Low Income Subsidy Medicare benefits, enhanced outreach Eligibility may change if future
program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings and one-on-one application assistance funding is made available.
Program (MSP) and in assisting those to individuals who may be eligible for 2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not
beneficiaries in applying for benefits. the LIS or the MSP, and for the purposes required.
ACL will provide MIPPA program of conducting outreach activities aimed 3. DUNS Number
funding to State Health Insurance at preventing disease and promoting All grant applicants must obtain and
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Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area wellness. keep current a D–U–N–S number from
Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and Aging Priority Area 3—Grants to State Units Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit
and Disability Resource Center on Aging that administer the Aging and identification number, which provides
programs (ADRCs), to inform Medicare Disability Resource Centers to provide unique identifiers of single business
beneficiaries about available Medicare outreach to individuals regarding their entities. The D–U–N–S number can be
program benefits. ACL seeks plans from Medicare Part D benefits, benefits obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/
states that will describe how the MIPPA available under the LIS and MSP, and iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm.
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4. Intergovernmental Review 4. A final narrative report will be due Products.’’ This draft guidance provides
Executive Order 12372, at the end of the grant period. This final recommendations to industry on formal
Intergovernmental Review of Federal report will replace the last semi-annual meetings between FDA and sponsors or
Programs, is not applicable to these narrative and must cover the entire life applicants relating to the development
grant applications. of the grant. The final narrative report and review of biosimilar or
is due 90 days after the end of the award interchangeable biological products
IV. Reporting (December 31, 2020). regulated by the Center for Drug
1. MIPPA Grantees will be required to Evaluation and Research (CDER) or the
V. Submission Information
report data in the SHIP Tracking and Center for Biologics Evaluation and
Reporting System (STARS). STARS is 1. Application Kits Research (CBER). The previous
the nationwide, web-based data system Application kits/Program Instructions guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Formal
that facilitates reporting of activities are available at www.grantsolutions.gov. Meetings Between the FDA and
completed by SHIP and MIPPA Instructions for completing the Biosimilar Biological Product Sponsors
Grantees. All required data must be application kit will be available on the or Applicants,’’ issued on November 18,
submitted accurately, completely, and site. For help in locating this 2015, has been withdrawn.
on time, and in the format specified by information contact the ACL Agency DATES: Submit either electronic or
ACL. All reports shall be completed Contact identified below. Note: written comments on the draft guidance
according to instructions distributed by Applicants must submit a separate SF– by September 4, 2018 to ensure that the
ACL for grantees. States using 424 for each priority area with their Agency considers your comment on this
proprietary systems (and all proprietary application packages. Additional draft guidance before it begins work on
agencies operating within a state) must detailed instructions will be available in the final version of the guidance.
submit data into a fully compliant data the Application Kit. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
system reflecting STARS Data System on any guidance at any time as follows:
specifications, with no unresolved 2. Submission Dates and Times
errors as a condition of eligibility for To receive consideration, applications Electronic Submissions
continued MIPPA funding. must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Submit electronic comments in the
2. Financial Reporting Requirements: time on August 1, 2018, through following way:
ACL requires the submission of the SF– www.GrantSolutions.gov. • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
425 (Federal Financial Report) semi- https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
annually. The reporting cycle will be VI. Agency Contacts
instructions for submitting comments.
reflected in the Notice of Award. The Direct inquiries regarding Comments submitted electronically,
annual SF–425 is due 30 days after the programmatic issues to U.S. Department including attachments, to https://
end of each semi-annual reporting of Health and Human Services, www.regulations.gov will be posted to
period. The final SF–425 report is due Administration for Community Living, the docket unchanged. Because your
90 days after the end of the project Office of Healthcare Information and comment will be made public, you are
period for each priority area. Grantees Counseling, Washington, DC 20201, solely responsible for ensuring that your
are required to complete the federal attention: Katie Glendening or by calling comment does not include any
cash transactions portion of the SF–425 202–795–7350 or by email confidential information that you or a
within the Payment Management Katherine.Glendening@acl.hhs.gov. third party may not wish to be posted,
System (PMS) for each priority area as Dated: May 30, 2018. such as medical information, your or
identified in their award documents for Mary Lazare, anyone else’s Social Security number, or
the calendar quarters ending 3/31, 6/30, confidential business information, such
Principal Deputy Administrator.
9/30. And 12/31 through the life of their as a manufacturing process. Please note
[FR Doc. 2018–12046 Filed 6–4–18; 8:45 am]
award. In addition, the fully completed that if you include your name, contact
SF–425 will be required as denoted in BILLING CODE 4154–01–P
information, or other information that
the Notice of Award terms and identifies you in the body of your
conditions. comments, that information will be
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
3. MIPPA Performance Reporting posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
HUMAN SERVICES
Requirements: All successful applicants • If you want to submit a comment
must submit a MIPPA narrative progress Food and Drug Administration with confidential information that you
report twice a year to ACL. The reports do not wish to be made available to the
shall include: A description of the [Docket No. FDA–2018–D–1922] public, submit the comment as a
progress make toward meeting each of written/paper submission and in the
Formal Meetings Between the Food
the MIPPA objectives outlined in the manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
and Drug Administration and Sponsors
funding opportunity announcement. As Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
or Applicants of Biosimilar User Fee
part of the narrative progress reports,
Act Products; Draft Guidance for Written/Paper Submissions
the grantee must provide details of how
Industry; Availability
the program expects to meet the goals Submit written/paper submissions as
described in their state plan submission. AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, follows:
The narrative progress reports must be HHS. • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
uploaded through ACTION: Notice of availability. written/paper submissions): Dockets
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www.grantsolutions.gov for each Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
priority area. The narrative progress SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
reports cover the following periods and Administration (FDA or Agency) is Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
due dates annually: (a) September 30 announcing the availability of a draft • For written/paper comments
through March 31—due April 30; (b) guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Formal submitted to the Dockets Management
April 1 through September 29—due Meetings Between the FDA and Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
October 31. Sponsors or Applicants of BsUFA well as any attachments, except for
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