[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33225-33226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15194]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Notice of Intent To Award a Single Supplement to the National
Association of Area Agencies on Aging
ACTION: Notice of Intent to award a single supplement to the National
Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing
supplemental funding for the National Resource Center for Engaging
Older Adults program. The National Resource Center for Engaging Older
Adults program works to identify and disseminate information about
emerging trends, resources, and replication strategies that the Aging
Network can use and tailor in their communities to support the
engagement of older adults. The purpose of this announcement is to
award supplemental funds to the National Association of Area Agencies
on Aging to support staff and the development of enhanced resources and
tools to support the Aging Network.
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Program Name: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older
Adults.
Award Amount: $62,000.
Budget Period: 9/1/2018 to 8/31/2019.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this
notice is contained in Title IV of the Older Americans Act (OAA)
(42U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the Older Americans Act Amendments of
2006.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048
Discretionary Projects.
I. Program Description
The Administration on Aging, an agency of the U.S. Administration
for Community Living, established the Engagement and Older Adults
Resource Center to better ensure that the Aging Network has the tools
and resources necessary for the development of programs that provide
older adults effective ways to stay socially engaged. Through myriad
approaches such as a website, webinars, fact sheets, and other
materials the project is identifying, synthesizing, and disseminating
innovative social engagements practices and programming.
II. Justification for the Supplemental Funding
In recent years with growing research demonstrating the correlation
between social engagement and healthy aging, there has been an increase
in the Aging Network's desire to seek new and innovative approaches to
assist older adults remain active and engaged in the community. The
Resource Center has been conducting webinars and identifying engagement
resources to highlight on the Center's website, but there is a need for
the project to accelerate the development of tools and resources, such
as best practice profiles, fact sheets, and toolkits, to meet the needs
of the Aging Network. The supplemental funding will be used to support
additional staff to more rapidly identify successful engagement
programs and strategies that can be shared with the aging network via
the website, webinars, and other written products.
III. Eligible Applicants: Current Grantee
Evaluation Criteria: ACL will use the following evaluation criteria
to ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and
budget of the grant:
Approach
Is the purpose of the funding clearly described? Does it reflect a
coherent and feasible approach for successfully achieving the
identified outcome(s)? Is the project work plan clear and
comprehensive? Does it include sensible and feasible timeframes for the
accomplishment of tasks presented?
Budget
Is the budget justified with respect to the adequacy and
reasonableness of resources requested? Are budget line items clearly
delineated and consistent with project objectives?
Project Impact
Are the expected project benefits/results clear, realistic, and
consistent with the objectives and purpose of the project?
IV. Application Review Information
Application will be reviewed by Federal staff.
V. Agency Contact
For further information or comments regarding this program
expansion supplement, contact Sherri Clark, U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration
on Aging, Washington, DC 20201; telephone (202) 795-7327; email
[email protected].
Dated: July 6, 2018.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary on Aging.
[FR Doc. 2018-15194 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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