The Administration on Aging is offering the National Legal Resource Center Grant to support projects providing legal assistance for older individuals, in accordance with the Older Americans Act. Five cooperative agreements will be awarded to create a National Legal Resource Center, with funding ranging from $75,000 to $325,000 per project year. Applicants must be national nonprofit organizations with expertise in supporting aging and legal services networks. Grantees are required to match at least 25% of the total program costs. The grant aims to enhance the national system of legal assistance and elder rights programs for the benefit of older adults. Deadline for applications is August 4, 2008.
Opportunity ID: 42100
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2008-AOA-LA-0807 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Legal Resource Center |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.048 — Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 04, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 04, 2008 See link to full announcement for details. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 03, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $825,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $325,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Faith-based and community organizations are eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration on Aging |
| Description: | Support projects for legal assistance for older persons under Title IV, Section 420 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 program announcement, the Administration on Aging (AoA) plans to award five (5) cooperative agreements to organizations that will collaborate and collectively function as one National Legal Resource Center (NLRC), with funding for each project ranging from a federal share of $75,000 to $250,000 for project year one (1). Four (4) of the cooperative agreements will be funded at a federal share ranging from $150,000 to $325,000 for project years two (2) and three (3), contingent on the availability of federal funds, satisfactory performance, and at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary for Aging. One (1) cooperative agreement will be funded for only one (1) year. The total federal funding for the collaborative work of the awardees comprising the NLRC will be approximately $825,000 for each year. 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. National nonprofit entities, including faith based organizations are eligible to apply under this program announcement. An applicant may apply under one or more funding options. It will be the preference of the AoA to make awards to 5 separate organizations, with each organization assuming project responsibilities under one of the 5 funding options. To be considered for funding, applications will be reviewed and scored on the criteria set forth in Section V: Application Review Information, including how well the primary applicant demonstrates comprehensive expertise and experience in supporting aging and legal services networks in the provision of legal assistance and elder rights protections, and exhibits the requisite organizational capacity to carry out activities outlined in this program announcement on a national level. For each Option, the primary applicant must possess direct, in-house expertise to carry out programmatic work under primary and secondary activities, unless sub-grants or sub-contracts are specifically provided for under the funding option. Grantees are required to match at least 25% of the total program costs from non-federal cash or in-kind resources. The full text of the program announcement includes a description of the application options, the priority areas, and all the instructions necessary to prepare and submit an application to compete for the National Legal Resource Center. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.aspx |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Omar Valverde
omar.valverde@aoa.gov Email:omar.valverde@aoa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Omar Valverde omar.valverde@aoa.gov Email: omar.valverde@aoa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.048 | PKG00007654 | Jun 20, 2008 | Aug 04, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
42100 SF424-2.0.pdf
42100 SF424A-1.0.pdf
42100 SF424B-1.1.pdf
42100 Project-1.1.pdf
42100 Budget-1.1.pdf
42100 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
42100 Other-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
42100 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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