Technical Assistance: Senior Legal Helplines and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems, 18557-18558 [2014-07340]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 2014 / Notices DATES: • Application Submission deadline: May 5, 2014. • The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Program Description The NLRC serves as a centralized national legal assistance support system for professionals and advocates working in legal services and aging/disability services networks. The NLRC provides a wide range of resource support to enhance the ability of States, area agencies on aging, and legal providers to deliver high quality/high impact legal assistance to older persons in the most social or economic need. Prior to the creation of the NLRC in 2008, the existing legal assistance support system was comprised of four (4) independent legal resource centers operating within a decentralized and fragmented legal assistance support system. It was determined that the decentralized support system presented various barriers to providing effective resource support to aging/disability and legal networks. Overcoming these barriers necessitated the creation of a more focused and unified resource support delivery structure. The current centralized configuration of the NLRC presents significant advantages in subject matter coverage and overall provider accessibility over the previous decentralized model. II. Justification for the Exception to Competition Since 2008, NLRC partners have maximized funding by collaborating in reaching target audiences and providing training, case consultation, and resource materials on a wide range of legal issues. Through collaborations, interlocking work plans, and the leveraging of organizational resources, NLRC partners have achieved national resource support coverage in an increasingly challenging service delivery environment. Those challenges will continue to intensify as priority legal issues such as ACA implementation; housing accessibility, income maintenance, elder abuse/ financial abuse prevention; advance directives/person centered planning; and supported decision making alternatives to guardianship continue to demand comprehensive and accessible national legal resource support. At this stage in the NLRC’s programmatic evolution it is important to assess the NLRC’s effectiveness in meeting these increasing challenges. To this end, ACL will accomplish two goals this year: (1) Obtain stakeholder input on the resource support needs of legal VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:01 Apr 01, 2014 Jkt 232001 and aging/disability service providers and the ability to meet those needs in the current NLRC configuration; and (2) establish how best to incorporate the current work under the NLRC with the intensified ACL activities anticipated in FY 15 in elder rights and elder abuse prevention. 18557 Dated: March 27, 2014. Kathy Greenlee, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2014–07327 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P III. Eligible Applicants DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Incumbent NLRC grantees with award expiration dates of 5/31/14. Administration for Community Living IV. Evaluation Criteria Information previously provided in semi-annual reports, as well as information in the non-competing extension application will be considered to determine satisfactory progress of the grantee project and ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and budget of the grant. Areas that will be evaluated include: A. Project Relevance & Current Need B. Approach C. Budget D. Project Impact E. Organizational Capacity V. Application and Submission Requirements A. SF 424—Application for Federal Assistance B. SF 424A—Budget Information C. Separate Budget Narrative/ Justification D. SF 424B—Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form according to instructions and have it signed and dated by the authorized representative (see item 18d of the SF 424). E. Lobbying Certification F. Program narrative—no more than 10 pages. G. Work Plan H. Incumbent grantees will be required to access the non-competing application kit in GrantSolutions.gov to submit all materials for this application. VI. Application Review Information Applications will be objectively reviewed by Federal staff utilizing the criteria listed above in Section III. VII. Agency Contact For further information or comments regarding this program expansion supplement, contact Omar Valverde, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging, Office of Elder Rights, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357–3514; fax (202) 357–3549; email omar.valverde@acl.hhs.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Technical Assistance: Senior Legal Helplines and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing the application deadline and a single case deviation from maximum competition for Technical Assistance (TA) grants providing support to Senior Legal Helplines (SLH) and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems (Model Approaches) projects under Section 420(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The two (2) TA grants provide focused resource support specifically to SLHs and Model Approaches demonstration projects involved in improving the quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of legal assistance and elder rights protections provided to older people. The purpose of this deviation is to award a 4th year non-competing continuation to TA grants, with a three (3) year budget period set to expire May 31, 2014, so that: (1) Stakeholder input can be obtained on the resource support needs of legal and aging/disability service providers across the country; and (2) the current focus of the TA grants can be better directed to support and advance ACL activities anticipated in FY15 in the area of elder rights and elder abuse prevention. Program Name: National Legal Assistance and Support—National Legal Resource Center. Award Amount: $214,636 ($143,000/ $71,636 per grantee). Project Period: 6/1/2011 to 5/31/2015. Award Type: Cooperative Agreement. SUMMARY: Statutory Authority: Title IV of OAA (42 U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the OAA Amendments of 2006, Pub. L. 109–365. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 Discretionary Projects DATES: • Application Submission deadline: May 5, 2014. • The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014. I. Program Description Technical Assistance (TA) grants directed towards legal systems E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 18558 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 2014 / Notices development efforts provide tailored resource support to Senior Legal Helplines (SLH) and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems (Model Approaches) projects across the country. Model Approaches grants promote the creation of legal services delivery systems that incorporate SLHs (and other low-cost service delivery mechanisms) into the broader tapestry of Title III–B legal services, and other available legal resources. Specifically, the TA grant directed to SLHs provides resource support for various aspects of helpline legal service delivery, including the development of reporting/ data collection systems, case management systems, targeting and outreach strategies, and integration strategies that incorporate SLHs into the broader tapestry of legal service delivery in each Model Approaches state. The TA grant directed to the systems enhancement objectives of Model Approaches Phase I and Phase II projects provides resource support on the development of needs and capacity assessments, reporting/data collection systems and outcomes measures used to determine the impact of legal services, and the development of legal service delivery standards/guidelines that promote quality and consistent statewide legal service delivery. II. Justification for The Exception to Competition As with the grants comprising the National Legal Resource Center, it is important to assess the effectiveness of TA grants in helping states meet increasing challenges in the development and maintenance of ‘‘high capacity’’ statewide legal service delivery systems. To this end, ACL would like to accomplish two goals this year: (1) Obtain stakeholder input on the resource support needs of legal and aging/disability service providers across the country and the ability to meet those needs through focused TA grants; and (2) establish how best to direct the current objectives of the TA grants towards advancing anticipated ACL FY 15 activities related to elder rights and elder abuse prevention. within the approved scope and budget of the grant. Areas that will be evaluated include: A. Project Relevance & Current Need B. Approach C. Budget D. Project Impact E. Organizational Capacity V. Application and Submission Requirements A. SF 424—Application for Federal Assistance B. SF 424A—Budget Information C. Separate Budget Narrative/ Justification D. SF 424B—Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form according to instructions and have it signed and dated by the authorized representative (see item 18d of the SF 424). E. Lobbying Certification F. Program narrative—no more than 10 pages. G. Work Plan H. Incumbent grantees will be required to access the non-competing application kit in GrantSolutions.gov to submit all materials for this application. VI. Application Review Information Applications will be objectively reviewed by Federal staff utilizing the criteria listed above in Section III. VII. Agency Contact For further information or comments regarding this program expansion supplement, contact Omar Valverde, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Aging, Office of Elder Rights, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357–3515; fax (202) 357–3549; email omar.valverde@acl.hhs.gov. Dated: March 27, 2014. Kathy Greenlee, Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging. [FR Doc. 2014–07340 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Food and Drug Administration IV. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18557-18558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Technical Assistance: Senior Legal Helplines and Model Approaches 
to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems

SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing 
the application deadline and a single case deviation from maximum 
competition for Technical Assistance (TA) grants providing support to 
Senior Legal Helplines (SLH) and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal 
Assistance Systems (Model Approaches) projects under Section 420(a)(2) 
of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The two (2) TA grants provide focused 
resource support specifically to SLHs and Model Approaches 
demonstration projects involved in improving the quality, cost 
effectiveness, and accessibility of legal assistance and elder rights 
protections provided to older people. The purpose of this deviation is 
to award a 4th year non-competing continuation to TA grants, with a 
three (3) year budget period set to expire May 31, 2014, so that: (1) 
Stakeholder input can be obtained on the resource support needs of 
legal and aging/disability service providers across the country; and 
(2) the current focus of the TA grants can be better directed to 
support and advance ACL activities anticipated in FY15 in the area of 
elder rights and elder abuse prevention.
    Program Name: National Legal Assistance and Support--National Legal 
Resource Center.
    Award Amount: $214,636 ($143,000/$71,636 per grantee).
    Project Period: 6/1/2011 to 5/31/2015.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.

    Statutory Authority:  Title IV of OAA (42 U.S.C. 3032), as 
amended by the OAA Amendments of 2006, Pub. L. 109-365.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 
Discretionary Projects

DATES: 
     Application Submission deadline: May 5, 2014.
     The anticipated budget period start date is June 1, 2014.

I. Program Description

    Technical Assistance (TA) grants directed towards legal systems

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development efforts provide tailored resource support to Senior Legal 
Helplines (SLH) and Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance 
Systems (Model Approaches) projects across the country. Model 
Approaches grants promote the creation of legal services delivery 
systems that incorporate SLHs (and other low-cost service delivery 
mechanisms) into the broader tapestry of Title III-B legal services, 
and other available legal resources. Specifically, the TA grant 
directed to SLHs provides resource support for various aspects of 
helpline legal service delivery, including the development of 
reporting/data collection systems, case management systems, targeting 
and outreach strategies, and integration strategies that incorporate 
SLHs into the broader tapestry of legal service delivery in each Model 
Approaches state. The TA grant directed to the systems enhancement 
objectives of Model Approaches Phase I and Phase II projects provides 
resource support on the development of needs and capacity assessments, 
reporting/data collection systems and outcomes measures used to 
determine the impact of legal services, and the development of legal 
service delivery standards/guidelines that promote quality and 
consistent statewide legal service delivery.

II. Justification for The Exception to Competition

    As with the grants comprising the National Legal Resource Center, 
it is important to assess the effectiveness of TA grants in helping 
states meet increasing challenges in the development and maintenance of 
``high capacity'' statewide legal service delivery systems. To this 
end, ACL would like to accomplish two goals this year: (1) Obtain 
stakeholder input on the resource support needs of legal and aging/
disability service providers across the country and the ability to meet 
those needs through focused TA grants; and (2) establish how best to 
direct the current objectives of the TA grants towards advancing 
anticipated ACL FY 15 activities related to elder rights and elder 
abuse prevention.

III. Eligible Applicants

    Incumbent TA grantees with award expiration dates of 5/31/14.

IV. Evaluation Criteria

    Information previously provided in semi-annual reports, as well as 
information in the non-competing extension application will be 
considered to determine satisfactory progress of the grantee project 
and ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and 
budget of the grant. Areas that will be evaluated include:

A. Project Relevance & Current Need
B. Approach
C. Budget
D. Project Impact
E. Organizational Capacity

V. Application and Submission Requirements

    A. SF 424--Application for Federal Assistance
    B. SF 424A--Budget Information
    C. Separate Budget Narrative/Justification
    D. SF 424B--Assurances. Note: Be sure to complete this form 
according to instructions and have it signed and dated by the 
authorized representative (see item 18d of the SF 424).
    E. Lobbying Certification
    F. Program narrative--no more than 10 pages.
    G. Work Plan
    H. Incumbent grantees will be required to access the non-competing 
application kit in GrantSolutions.gov to submit all materials for this 
application.

VI. Application Review Information

    Applications will be objectively reviewed by Federal staff 
utilizing the criteria listed above in Section III.

VII. Agency Contact

    For further information or comments regarding this program 
expansion supplement, contact Omar Valverde, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration 
on Aging, Office of Elder Rights, One Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20001; telephone (202) 357-3515; fax (202) 357-3549; 
email omar.valverde@acl.hhs.gov.

    Dated: March 27, 2014.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2014-07340 Filed 4-1-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-01-P
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