CONTENTS:
Caregiving--DHHS
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Caregiving--DHHS
Innovative
Programs and Activities of National Significance under the National Family
Caregiver Support Program
[Federal
Register: June 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 117)][Notices][Page
32824-32825] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration on Aging [Program Announcement
No. AoA-01-08] Fiscal Year 2001 Program Announcement; Availability of
Funds and Notice Regarding
Applications AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for
applications for innovative programs and activities of national
significance under the National Family Caregiver Support Program, title
III-E, sections 375 and 376, of the Older Americans Act as amended (Pub.
L. 106-501). These grants and cooperative agreements are to develop
services and systems which demonstrate new or improved approaches to
sustaining the efforts of families and other informal caregivers of older
individuals and grandparents of older individuals who are relative
caregivers of children.
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SUMMARY:
The Administration on Aging announces that under this program announcement
it will hold a competition for grants and cooperative agreements for
approximately 24 to 28 projects nationwide. The projects will be approved
for varying periods and amounts from one to three years and a maximum
federal share of $250,000 per year. Funding after the first year is
contingent on the availability of federal funds and the grantee's
performance relative to project goals and the grantee's compliance with
the terms and conditions of the grant. The federal share of the costs of
any of the projects will not exceed 75 percent. The purpose of these
projects is to demonstrate new or improved approaches to sustaining the
efforts of families and other informal caregivers.
The deadline date for the submission of applications is August 10,
2001. Eligibility for grant awards is limited to public and/or nonprofit
agencies, organizations, and institutions with demonstrated expertise in
aging and caregiving. Application
kits are available by writing to the Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Program Operations and
Development, 330 Independence Ave., SW., Wilbur J. Cohen Building, Room
4733, Washington, DC 20201, by calling 202/619-0011, or on the web at http://www.aoa.gov/t4/fy2001.
Dated: June 13, 2001