National Legal Resource Center

Post Date

March 13th 2015

Application Due Date

May 13th 2015

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.

Funding Opportunity Number

HHS-2015-ACL-AOA-LA-0100

CFDA Number(s)

93.048

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Pursuant to Title IV, Section 420(c) of the OAA, as amended in 2006, applicants must be national nonprofit organizations experienced in providing support and technical assistance on a nationwide basis to states, area agencies on aging, legal assistance providers, ombudsmen, elder abuse prevention programs, and other organizations interested in the legal rights of older individuals. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $653677

• Award Range:

  $151839 - $176838

Grant Description

Support projects for legal assistance for older persons under Title IV, Section 420 (a)(1) of the Older Americans Act (OAA), as amended in 2006 (P.L. 109-365), are intended to build and strengthen the national system of legal assistance and elder rights programs and to improve the quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of legal assistance and elder rights protections provided to older people. Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the Administration for Community Living (ACL) plans to award four (4) cooperative agreements to organizations that will collaborate and collectively function as a National Legal Resource Center (NLRC), with funding for each project ranging from a federal share of $151,839 to $176,838 for each year of a 2 year project period, contingent on the availability of federal funds, satisfactory performance, and at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary for Aging.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Administration for Community Living

• Agency Contact:

  Omar Valverde
  Omar.Valverde@acl.hhs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Policy

• Agency Email Address:

  Omar.Valverde@acl.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx