Senior Medicare Patrol State Project Grants - Pennsylvania
Summary
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announced a funding opportunity for the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program in Pennsylvania, offering up to $1,100,000 through a cooperative agreement. The SMP program empowers Medicare beneficiaries to prevent, detect, and report healthcare fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by April 13, 2026.
What changed
ACL is seeking applicants to operate the Senior Medicare Patrol project in Pennsylvania, continuing its network of 54 SMP state projects nationwide. The SMP program trains volunteers and staff to educate Medicare beneficiaries on protecting their Medicare numbers, detecting billing discrepancies, and reporting suspicious activity. Funded projects provide local outreach through community events, media campaigns, and one-on-one counseling to help beneficiaries identify potential fraud, errors, and abuse.
Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local governments, tribal governments, higher education institutions, and for-profit organizations (excluding small businesses). Foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations meeting eligibility requirements may apply. Grantees will be expected to conduct Medicare fraud prevention outreach across Pennsylvania communities using trained personnel and volunteers.
What to do next
- Submit application through grants.gov by April 13, 2026
- Ensure eligibility as a nonprofit, government entity, or eligible organization
- Contact rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov for grantor contact information
Source document (simplified)
Senior Medicare Patrol State Project Grants - Pennsylvania
Agency: Administration for Community Living
Assistance Listings: 93.048 -- Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects
Last Updated: February 10, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The mission of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. Through outreach, counseling, and education, the SMP program increases awareness and understanding of health care programs to protect Medicare beneficiaries from the economic and health-related consequences associated with Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL currently provides grant funding to support 54 SMP state projects, including grantees in all... 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands. The SMP projects use this funding to provide local outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through a trained workforce, many of which are volunteers. SMP projects teach Medicare beneficiaries to protect their Medicare numbers, to detect billing discrepancies on their Medicare statements, and to report suspicious activity for further investigation. In addition, SMP projects actively disseminate fraud prevention and identification information through the media, outreach campaigns, and community events. As a result of these efforts, beneficiaries contact the SMP projects with inquiries and complaints regarding potential Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. SMPs provide in-depth counseling and assistance to help beneficiaries who present with questions and issues. With this funding opportunity, ACL anticipates awarding up to 1 cooperative agreement to support the SMP project in Pennsylvania. Show full description
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Government
- State governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
Grantor contact information
Description
Rebecca Kinney
rebecca.kinney@acl.hhs.gov
Government email
Documents
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| File name | Description | Last updated |
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| FoaContentof_HHS-2026-ACL-CIP-MPPG-0020.pdf | FoaContentof_HHS-2026-ACL-CIP-MPPG-0020.pdf | Feb 10, 2026 04:11 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities
Closing: April 13, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Application process
This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates. View on Grants.gov
Award
$1,100,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$1,100,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2026-ACL-CIP-MPPG-0020
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
-- Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
February 10, 2026
Archive date:
June 1, 2027
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