97-3437. Fiscal Year 1997 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and Notice Regarding Applications

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
[Program Announcement No. AoA-97-1]


Fiscal Year 1997 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and 
Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications to demonstrate models that assist retired persons to serve 
in their communities as volunteer expert resources and educators in 
combatting health care waste, fraud and abuse.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that it will hold a 
competition for cooperative agreement awards for model projects that 
demonstrate effective ways of utilizing retired persons as expert 
resources and educators in community efforts to combat health care 
waste, fraud, and abuse. In accordance with Senate Report 104-368, the 
Health Care Financing Administration will transfer funds to the 
Administration on Aging to facilitate a collaboration of aging network 
agencies, health insurance counseling programs, senior centers, and 
other appropriate entities in carrying out the demonstration program.
    The deadline date for the submission of applications is April 11, 
1997. Prospective applicants should note that, consistent with the 
terms of Senate Report 104-368, preference will be given to projects to 
be carried out by consortia headed by agencies/organizations 
representative of health insurance counseling programs, area agencies 
on aging, and other senior advocacy efforts. Agencies/organizations 
representative of senior centers should also have prominent roles in 
the consortia since Senate Report 104-368 further provides that senior 
centers should be the test sites in at least one-half of the model 
projects funded.
    Application kits are available by writing to: Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Governmental 
Affairs and Elder Rights, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 4254, 
Washington, DC 20201. Please include an organizational capability 
statement.

    Dated: February 6, 1997.
Robyn I. Stone,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 97-3437 Filed 2-11-97; 8:45 am]
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