The Administration on Aging (AoA), an agency of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), is offering a cooperative agreement grant to establish a National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning. This grant is for supporting a center that will partner with ACL/AoA to assist the National Network on Aging. The center’s purpose is to help older adults, especially low-income women and women of color, achieve secure retirements by preventing financial fraud and exploitation. The grantee will develop strategies, disseminate information, and serve as a national clearinghouse for retirement planning and fraud prevention tools, tailored for disadvantaged women. AoA will be substantially involved in the Center’s activities, providing technical advice and liaison services. Applicants should be well-established and provide a nationwide service plan, with a 25% non-Federal match.
Opportunity ID: 232495
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-PN-0058 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning |
| 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: | 1 |
| 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: | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2013 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: | May 30, 2013 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $244,314 |
| Award Ceiling: | $244,314 |
| Award Floor: | $244,314 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants under this program announcement include domestic public or private and nonprofit entities including state, local and Indian tribal governments, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education. To be considered for funding, applicants must demonstrate extensive knowledge and present a proven track record of expertise concerning the nature of financial literacy and retirement education, economic security for women, and communication with low-income women, women of color and women with limited English-speaking proficiency nationwide. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The Administration on Aging (AoA), an agency of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) plans to award one cooperative agreement to support a National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning (Center). The federal share will be up to $244,314 per year, for a project period of up to three (3) years, contingent upon the availability of federal funds. Through the Center the grantee will partner with the ACL/AoA to assist the National Network on Aging (Network) to implement objectives that help older adults, especially low income women and women of color to afford access to secure retirements by avoiding incidences of fraud or financial exploitation. AoA is the lead partner of the Network, which consists of 56 State Units on Aging (SUA), 655 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), 239 Tribal and Native organizations, 29,000 service providers, and thousands of volunteers who operate a comprehensive system of home and community-based services for older individuals and their families. With this leadership role comes a responsibility to help seniors and their families access tools that will allow them to secure their financial independence in retirement. Accordingly, the Center will define the needs and develop strategies that can help seniors, especially women, and their families identify and prevent fraud or elder financial exploitation and enhance the potential for maintaining independence. In partnership with AoA, the Center will design and execute objectives to support the incorporation of the concepts of basic financial and retirement planning into the fabric of Older Americans Act Programs. Center activities will incorporate the latest technology to generate and disseminate knowledge in appropriately packaged forms that can assist women, especially low-income women, women of color, and women with limited English-speaking proficiency to build their capacity to plan for, and to exercise, the most prudent options for their economic security in later life. The Center will serve as a national clearinghouse of tools and information on retirement planning and related financial materials, such as consumer protection and fraud prevention. It will tailor its activities and work products to meet the special needs of disadvantaged women and their families, including limited English-speaking individuals. The award will be made in the form of a cooperative agreement because AoA will be substantially involved in the development and execution of the activities conducted by the Center. Accordingly, under this cooperative agreement, AoA shall carry out the following activities: collaborate with the Center on the development, modification and execution of the Center work plan; serve as liaison with the Network; provide technical advice on the identification, adaptation and development of financial and retirement planning informational materials for women; and consult on the identification of emerging issues, potential partners, feasible strategies and their impact nationwide. The cooperative agreement will provide the program requirements and measures of program success, as well as describe the training, technical assistance and support to be provided by AoA and the National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning. Applicants should ideally be well established and have a known presence in their respective professional communities and must present a comprehensive plan to provide program services nationwide. Applicants must cover at least 25 percent of the project’s total cost with non-Federal resources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://acl.gov/www.acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dianne Freeman
Dianne.Freeman@aoa.hhs.gov Email:Dianne.Freeman@aoa.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 232495 Full Announcement-1 -> work plan template.pdf
Folder 232495 Full Announcement-1 -> instructions for completing project summary abstract.pdf
Folder 232495 Full Announcement-1 -> hhs-2013-acl-aoa-pn-0058.pdf
Folder 232495 Full Announcement-1 -> budget justification sample template & instructions.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Dianne Freeman Dianne.Freeman@aoa.hhs.gov Email: Dianne.Freeman@aoa.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-2013-ACL-AOA-PN-0058 | National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning | PKG00175771 | Apr 30, 2013 | May 30, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
232495 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
232495 Other-1.1.pdf
232495 SF424A-1.0.pdf
232495 SF424B-1.1.pdf
232495 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
232495 Project-1.1.pdf
232495 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
232495 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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