HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0031: Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: National Center for Law and Elder Rights (HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LMRC-0019). Status: Expected deadline March 5, 2027. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2025.
Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $1.5 million to any type of organization. It expected to make one award worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 30, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 30, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.5 million
- Total funding$1.5 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | June 30, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | July 30, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
All 12 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- 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
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Authorizing legislation and governing programmatic regulations specify eligibility for individual grant programs. In general, HHS grants may be awarded to domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Eligible organizations may include State, local, and Indian tribal governments; institutions of higher education; other non-profit organizations (including faith-based, community-based, and tribal organizations); and hospitals. In some cases, grants also may be made to foreign or international organizations. Eligibility for a particular funding opportunity announcement is specified in the Grants.gov FIND synopsis, with more detailed eligibility information found in the funding opportunity announcement. More details can be found here: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/grants/grants/policies-regulations/hhsgps107.pdf Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. 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.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects awards averaged $1.3 million; this notice allows up to $1.5 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (70% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The mission of the Administration for Community Living"s (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 seeks to empower beneficiaries through increased awareness and understanding of health care programs to protect them from the economic and health-related consequences associated with Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL provides grant funding to support 54 SMP state-based projects, including grantees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. With this funding opportunity, ACL is seeking applicants for a single cooperative agreement to operate the Senior Medicare Patrol Resource Center (SMPRC). The SMPRC will provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities to support the SMP program and its 54 projects nationwide.
Who has won Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects (93.048) awarded $502 million across 382 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usaging | District of Columbia | 8 | $105 million |
| National Council on the Aging, Inc. | Virginia | 7 | $71.8 million |
| The Jewish Federations of North America, Inc. | New York | 2 | $36.1 million |
| Oasis Institute | Missouri | 3 | $23.9 million |
| Generations United Inc | District of Columbia | 1 | $9.9 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LMRC-0019, which is forecast.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is HHS-2025-ACL-CIP-MPRC-0031 still open?
No. It closed on July 30, 2025. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LMRC-0019, expected deadline March 5, 2027.
Who can apply for Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center?
Administration for Community Living accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Resource Center?
Closed July 30, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $1.5 million each. About $1.5 million in total for one award.
Who has won Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Usaging, National Council on the Aging, Inc., The Jewish Federations of North America, Inc. The program made 382 awards worth $502 million in that time.
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