The Administration for Community Living is offering the Legal Assistance Enhancement Program grant to legal assistance networks, including Older Americans Act-funded programs. The grant aims to strengthen and enhance legal assistance programs for older Americans with economic and social need. It supports improvements in quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and availability of legal assistance. Enhancements made through this grant will result in sustainable improvements in delivering a full range of legal services to older adults. Applications close on April 29, 2019, 12:00:00 AM EDT.
Opportunity ID: 311839
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0344 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Legal Assistance Enhancement Program |
| 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: | 8 |
| 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: | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 19, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 29, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 29, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | May 29, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals and institutions of higher education. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | This funding opportunity is designed to enable legal assistance networks, including Older Americans Act-funded programs, in strengthening and enhancing legal assistance programs to older Americans with economic and social need. Cooperative agreements under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP), will be dedicated to identifying and executing enhancements and innovations that improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and availability of legal assistance offered to older Americans, consistent with the fundamental principles of the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Enhancements made through this funding opportunity will support quantifiable and sustainable improvements to the delivery of a full-range of legal assistance, from legal advice through representation to older adults. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Eva LaManna
eva.lamanna@acl.hhs.gov Email:eva.lamanna@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 311839 Full Announcement-Funding Opportunity -> HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0344 Full FOA.pdf
Folder 311839 Other Supporting Documents-FAQs -> Logic Model Example.pdf
Folder 311839 Other Supporting Documents-FAQs -> LAEP FAQs.pdf
Folder 311839 Other Supporting Documents-FAQs -> LAEP FAQs_April Updates.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Eva LaManna eva.lamanna@acl.hhs.gov Email: eva.lamanna@acl.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.048 | HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0344 | Legal Assistance Enhancement Program | PKG00248500 | Feb 19, 2019 | Apr 29, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
311839 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
311839 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
311839 SF424A-1.0.pdf
311839 SF424B-1.1.pdf
311839 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
311839 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
311839 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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