Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement to the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative agreement held by the Northeast Iowa Area Agenc...
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative agreement held by the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A) for the SMP Resource Center. The administrative supplement for FY 2026 will be in the amount of $226,000, bringing the total award for FY 2026 to $1,226,000. The supplement will allow the grantee to expand activities that began in FY 2025, which includes testing new communications strategies, expanding the functionality of their SMP smart phone app, exploring partnerships with technology companies, and other activities all aimed at expanding the reach of SMP messaging.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information or comments regarding this program supplement, contact Rebecca Kinney, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, telephone (202) 795-7375; email
rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program empowers and assists Medicare beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, errors, and abuse. The SMP Resource Center supports the national network of SMPs across all 50 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a central source of information, expertise, and technical assistance, ensuring a consolidated, national approach to outreach and education. The supplement will allow the grantee to expand FY 2025 activities, including testing new communications strategies, enhancing the SMP smartphone app, and exploring partnerships with technology companies to broaden the reach of SMP messaging.
Program Name:
Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center.
Recipient:
Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A).
Period of Performance:
The supplement award will be issued for the second year of the three-year project period of September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027.
Basis for Award:
NEI3A is currently funded to carry out the objectives of the SMP Resource Center for the project period of September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This supplement will enable the grantee to further this work. ACL believes it is in the best interest of the Federal Government to supplement the current grantee's existing project rather than establish a new one, which could disrupt work already under way and create unintended duplication of effort or missed opportunities for coordination. This is a unique opportunity to test communications strategies that will protect Medicare beneficiaries from fraud; if successful, these strategies and interventions will ideally be embedded in the day-to-day administration of the SMP program nationally. The grantee and all partners will work in close coordination with one another and ACL to ensure realization of project goals and objectives.
Dated: September 4, 2026.
Richard Nicholls,
Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff of the Administration for Community Living.
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“Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement to the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center,” thefederalregister.org (September 10, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18415/announcing-the-intent-to-award-a-single-source-supplement-to-the-senior-medicare-patrol-smp-resource-center.
PL 104-191