The Administration on Aging is offering the Pension Assistance & Resource Center Grant to support individuals in understanding and exercising their pension rights. This grant aims to fund organizations with a proven history of advising and representing individuals who have been denied pension benefits. Successful applicants will provide legal training, technical assistance, and program consultation on a national scale to various agencies and legal service providers. The focus will be on helping individuals navigate employer or union-sponsored pensions or retirement savings plan benefits. Closing date for applications is April 16, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 300053
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-PCRC-0267 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Pension Counseling & Information Program: National Pension Assistance 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: | 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: | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 16, 2018 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 16, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | May 16, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $410,000 |
| Award Floor: | $392,000 |
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: | Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The goal of the Pension Counseling & Information Program is to help individuals understand and exercise their pension rights. AoA funds a national Pension Assistance and Resource Center to provide support to the regional pension counseling projects, State and Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, legal services providers, and others by providing substantive legal training, technical assistance, and programmatic consultation. Successful applicants will demonstrate a proven record of advising and representing individuals who have been denied employer or union-sponsored pensions or other retirement savings plan benefits; will be well-established, known presences in their respective professional communities; and will have the capacity to provide services under the Pension Counseling & Information Program on a national basis. |
| 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:
Hilary Dalin
hilary.dalin@acl.hhs.gov Email:hilary.dalin@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Hilary Dalin hilary.dalin@acl.hhs.gov Email: hilary.dalin@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-2018-ACL-AOA-PCRC-0267 | Pension Counseling & Information Program: National Pension Assistance Resource Center | PKG00238299 | Feb 14, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
300053 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
300053 Other-1.1.pdf
300053 SF424A-1.0.pdf
300053 SF424B-1.1.pdf
300053 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
300053 Project-1.1.pdf
300053 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
300053 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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