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Availability of Program Application
Instructions for Adult Protective
Services Funding
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Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
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public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
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Title: Coronavirus Response and
Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act
of 2021: Grants to Enhance Adult
Protective Services to Respond to
COVID–19.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Statutory Authority: The statutory
authority for grants under this program
announcement is contained in the Elder
Justice Act Section 2042(b) of Title XX
of the Social Security Act [Pub. L. 74–
271] [As Amended Through Pub. L.
115–123, Enacted February 9, 2018] as
referenced in the Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.747.
DATES: The deadline date for the
submission of the Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021: Grants to
Enhance Adult Protective Services to
Respond to COVID–19 Letter of
Assurance is 11:59PM EST March 3,
2021.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Administration for Community
Living (ACL) is establishing the
Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act of
2021: Grants to Enhance Adult
Protective Services to Respond to
COVID–19 funding opportunity to
implement Section 2042(b) of Subtitle B
of Title XX of the Social Security Act,
otherwise known as the Elder Justice
Act (EJA) as authorized and funded
through the Coronavirus Response and
Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2021. In accordance with these
statutes, the purpose of this opportunity
is to enhance and improve adult
protective services provided by States
and local units of government in
response to the COVID–19 pandemic.
Funds awarded under this
opportunity will provide Adult
Protective Services programs (APS) in
the States and territories with resources
related to their response during the
Coronavirus Public Health Emergency.
This funding is intended to enhance,
improve, and expand the ability of APS
to investigate allegations of abuse,
neglect, and exploitation in the context
of COVID–19. Examples of activities
consistent with the purposes of the
authorizing legislation include:
• Improving and supporting remote
work, such as the purchase of
communications and technology
hardware, software, or infrastructure;
• Costs associated with establishing
new, or improving existing processes for
responding to alleged scams and frauds,
especially related to COVID–19 vaccine
or cure scams;
• Costs associated with community
outreach;
• Costs associated with providing
goods and services to APS clients
related to COVID–19;
• Acquiring personal protection
equipment and supplies;
• Paying for extended hours/overtime for staff, hiring temporary staff, and
associated personnel costs;
• Training costs related to COVID–19;
• Funds for travel related to or
required by COVID–19.
• Costs associated with assisting APS
clients secure the least restrictive option
for emergency or alternative housing,
and with obtaining, providing, or
coordinating with care transitions as
appropriate.
Awards authorized under the EJA
Section 2042(b) shall be provided to the
agency or unit of State government
having the legal responsibility for
providing adult protective services
within the State. This funding must
supplement and not supplant existing
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funding for adult protective services
provided by States and local units of
government. Additionally, award
recipients will be required to submit
semi-annual federal financial reports
and annual program reports related to
the activities performed. To be eligible
to receive this grant, the agency or unit
of State government having the legal
responsibility for providing adult
protective services must submit a Letter
of Assurance to ACL containing all of
the assurances required, and an initial
outline of a plan to spend the funds (see
below ‘‘Section III. Eligibility Criteria
and Other Requirements’’ and ‘‘Section
IV. Submission Information’’).
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These awards will be made in the
form of formula grants to the agencies
and units of State government with the
legal responsibility to provide adult
protective services.
2. Anticipated Total Funding per Budget
Period
Under this program announcement,
ACL intends to make grant awards to
each State and territory, and the District
of Columbia. Awards made under this
announcement have an estimated start
date of April 1, 2021 and an estimated
end date of September 30, 2022, for an
18-month budget and performance
period.
The total available funding for this
opportunity is $93,880,000. Funding
will be distributed through the formula
identified in Section 2042(b) of the
Elder Justice Act. The amounts allocated
are based upon the proportion of elders
living in each state and territory, as
defined in statute, and will be
distributed based on the formula. There
are no cost-sharing nor match
requirements. Below are the projected
award amounts:
Projected
amount
State/territory
Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware ...............................
Dist. of Columbia ..................
Florida ...................................
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
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$1,367,545
704,100
2,034,877
831,205
9,476,701
1,390,039
1,022,558
704,100
140,809
6,896,415
2,490,713
704,100
704,100
3,324,229
1,765,688
884,872
768,741
1,216,527
State/territory
Louisiana ..............................
Maine ....................................
Maryland ...............................
Massachusetts ......................
Michigan ...............................
Minnesota .............................
Mississippi ............................
Missouri ................................
Montana ................................
Nebraska ..............................
Nevada .................................
New Hampshire ....................
New Jersey ...........................
New Mexico ..........................
New York ..............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
Oregon ..................................
Pennsylvania ........................
Rhode Island ........................
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
Vermont ................................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
West Virginia ........................
Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
American Samoa ..................
Guam ....................................
Northern Marianas ................
Puerto Rico ...........................
Virgin Islands ........................
Projected
amount
1,211,268
704,100
1,571,936
1,893,433
2,868,691
1,501,422
788,509
1,712,169
704,100
704,100
795,772
704,100
2,401,390
704,100
5,306,382
2,813,974
704,100
3,319,395
1,022,727
1,212,402
3,839,908
704,100
1,490,158
704,100
1,842,330
6,174,152
704,100
704,100
2,205,652
1,962,724
704,100
1,655,767
704,100
93,880
93,880
93,880
1,037,800
93,880
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other
Requirements
1. Eligible Entities
The eligible entity for these awards is
the agency or unit of State government
legally responsible for providing adult
protective services in each state and
territory (EJA Section 2042(b)).
2. Other Requirements
A. Letter of Assurance
A Letter of Assurance is required to be
submitted by the eligible entity in order
to receive an award. The Letter of
Assurance must include the following:
1. Assurance that the award recipient
is the agency or unit of State
government legally responsible for
providing adult protective services in
each state and territory.
2. Assurance that funds will
supplement and not supplant existing
APS funding.
3. Assurance that funds will be spent
in ways consistent with the Elder Justice
Act Section 2042(b); the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2021; and guidance
provided by ACL, including the
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examples of activities consistent with
the purposes of the authorizing
legislation:
• Improving and supporting remote
work, such as the purchase of
communications and technology
hardware, software, or infrastructure;
• Costs associated with establishing
new or improving existing processes for
responding to alleged scams and frauds,
especially related to COVID–19 vaccine
or cure scams;
• Costs associated with community
outreach;
• Costs associated with providing
goods and services to APS clients
related to COVID–19;
• Acquiring personal protection
equipment and supplies;
• Paying for extended hours/overtime for staff, hiring temporary staff, and
associated personnel costs;
• Training costs related to COVID–19;
• Funds for travel related to or
required by COVID–19.
4. Assurance to provide semi-annual
federal financial reports and annual
program reports related to the activities
performed.
B. Initial Spend Plan
An Initial Spend Plan must be
submitted along with the Letter of
Assurance. The Initial Spend Plan
should outline how the state/territory
intends to spend their allotment in
response to the needs and challenges to
their APS program brought about by
COVID–19. The plan should be
consistent with the purpose of the
authorizing legislation and examples
outlined above. The Initial Spend Plan
submitted in response to this
opportunity is considered a preliminary
framework for how the state/territory
will plan to spend these funds. The
Initial Spend Plan should have the
following format: 2–5 pages in length,
double-spaced, with 12pt font and 1″
margins, with a layout of 8.5″ x 11″
paper.
C. DUNS Number
All grant applicants must obtain and
keep current a D–U–N–S number from
Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit
identification number, which provides
unique identifiers of single business
entities. The D–U–N–S number can be
obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/
iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm.
Covered states
CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT .......................
NY, NJ, PR, VI ......................................
DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV .....................
Region IV ................
AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN ........
Region V .................
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI ..........................
Region
Region
Region
Region
Region
AR, LA, OK, NM, TX .............................
IA, KS, MO, NE .....................................
CO, MT, UT, WY, ND, SD ....................
CA, NV, AZ, HI, GU, CNMI, AS ............
AK, ID, OR, WA .....................................
2. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, Letters of
Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan
must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time on EST March 3, 2021. Letters of
Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan
should be submitted electronically via
email and have an electronic time stamp
indicating the date/time submitted.
appropriate ACL Regional
Administrator found in the table in
‘‘Section IV. Submission Information.’’
Dated: January 27, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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VII. Agency Contacts
1. Programmatic Issues
Direct programmatic inquiries to:
Stephanie Whittier Eliason, Email:
stephanie.whittiereliason@acl.hhs.gov,
Phone: 202.795.7467.
2. Submission Issues
Direct inquiries regarding submission
of the Letters of Assurance to the
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IV. Submission Information
1. Letter of Assurance and Initial Spend
Plan
To receive funding, eligible entities
must provide a Letter of Assurance and
an Initial Spend Plan containing all the
information outlined in Section III A. &
B. above.
Letters of Assurance and the Initial
Spend Plan should be addressed to:
Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator
and Assistant Secretary for Aging,
Administration for Community Living,
330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201.
Letters of Assurance and the Initial
Spend Plan should be submitted
electronically via email to the ACL
Regional Administrator for each state.
The following table identifies the ACL
regions for each state and contact
information for each Regional
Administrator.
Jennifer Throwe, Email: jennifer.throwe@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 617–565–1158.
Kathleen Otte, Email: kathleen.otte@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 212–264–2976.
Rhonda Schwartz, Email: rhonda.schwartz@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 267–831–
2329.
Costas Miskis, Email: Constantinos.Miskis@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 404–562–
7600.
Amy Wiatr-Rodriguez, Email: Amy.Wiatr-Rodriguez@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 312–
938–9858.
Derek Lee, Email: derek.lee@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 214–767–1865.
Lacey Boven, Email: lacey.boven@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 816–702–4180.
Percy Devine, Email: percy.devine@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 303–844–2951.
Fay Gordon, Email: Fay.Gordon@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 415–437–8780.
Louise Ryan, Email: Louise.Ryan@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: (206) 615–2299.
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ACL regional administrator
Region I ..................
Region II .................
Region III ................
VI ................
VII ...............
VIII ..............
IX ................
X .................
D. Intergovernmental Review
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Title: Coronavirus Response and
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Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
to Respond to Complaints of Abuse and
Neglect of Residents in Long-Term Care
Facilities During the COVID–19 Public
Health Emergency.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Statutory Authority: The statutory
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Availability of Program Application Instructions for Adult
Protective Services Funding
Title: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance Adult Protective Services to Respond to
COVID-19.
Announcement Type: Initial.
Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this
program announcement is contained in the Elder Justice Act Section
2042(b) of Title XX of the Social Security Act [Pub. L. 74-271] [As
Amended Through Pub. L. 115-123, Enacted February 9, 2018] as
referenced in the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.747.
DATES: The deadline date for the submission of the Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance
Adult Protective Services to Respond to COVID-19 Letter of Assurance is
11:59PM EST March 3, 2021.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is establishing the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of
2021: Grants to Enhance Adult Protective Services to Respond to COVID-
19 funding opportunity to implement Section 2042(b) of Subtitle B of
Title XX of the Social Security Act, otherwise known as the Elder
Justice Act (EJA) as authorized and funded through the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021. In
accordance with these statutes, the purpose of this opportunity is to
enhance and improve adult protective services provided by States and
local units of government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funds awarded under this opportunity will provide Adult Protective
Services programs (APS) in the States and territories with resources
related to their response during the Coronavirus Public Health
Emergency. This funding is intended to enhance, improve, and expand the
ability of APS to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and
exploitation in the context of COVID-19. Examples of activities
consistent with the purposes of the authorizing legislation include:
Improving and supporting remote work, such as the purchase
of communications and technology hardware, software, or infrastructure;
Costs associated with establishing new, or improving
existing processes for responding to alleged scams and frauds,
especially related to COVID-19 vaccine or cure scams;
Costs associated with community outreach;
Costs associated with providing goods and services to APS
clients related to COVID-19;
Acquiring personal protection equipment and supplies;
Paying for extended hours/over-time for staff, hiring
temporary staff, and associated personnel costs;
Training costs related to COVID-19;
Funds for travel related to or required by COVID-19.
Costs associated with assisting APS clients secure the
least restrictive option for emergency or alternative housing, and with
obtaining, providing, or coordinating with care transitions as
appropriate.
Awards authorized under the EJA Section 2042(b) shall be provided
to the agency or unit of State government having the legal
responsibility for providing adult protective services within the
State. This funding must supplement and not supplant existing funding
for adult protective services provided by States and local units of
government. Additionally, award recipients will be required to submit
semi-annual federal financial reports and annual program reports
related to the activities performed. To be eligible to receive this
grant, the agency or unit of State government having the legal
responsibility for providing adult protective services must submit a
Letter of Assurance to ACL containing all of the assurances required,
and an initial outline of a plan to spend the funds (see below
``Section III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements'' and
``Section IV. Submission Information'').
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These awards will be made in the form of formula grants to the
agencies and units of State government with the legal responsibility to
provide adult protective services.
2. Anticipated Total Funding per Budget Period
Under this program announcement, ACL intends to make grant awards
to each State and territory, and the District of Columbia. Awards made
under this announcement have an estimated start date of April 1, 2021
and an estimated end date of September 30, 2022, for an 18-month budget
and performance period.
The total available funding for this opportunity is $93,880,000.
Funding will be distributed through the formula identified in Section
2042(b) of the Elder Justice Act. The amounts allocated are based upon
the proportion of elders living in each state and territory, as defined
in statute, and will be distributed based on the formula. There are no
cost-sharing nor match requirements. Below are the projected award
amounts:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projected
State/territory amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama................................................. $1,367,545
Alaska.................................................. 704,100
Arizona................................................. 2,034,877
Arkansas................................................ 831,205
California.............................................. 9,476,701
Colorado................................................ 1,390,039
Connecticut............................................. 1,022,558
Delaware................................................ 704,100
Dist. of Columbia....................................... 140,809
Florida................................................. 6,896,415
Georgia................................................. 2,490,713
Hawaii.................................................. 704,100
Idaho................................................... 704,100
Illinois................................................ 3,324,229
Indiana................................................. 1,765,688
Iowa.................................................... 884,872
Kansas.................................................. 768,741
Kentucky................................................ 1,216,527
Louisiana............................................... 1,211,268
Maine................................................... 704,100
Maryland................................................ 1,571,936
Massachusetts........................................... 1,893,433
Michigan................................................ 2,868,691
Minnesota............................................... 1,501,422
Mississippi............................................. 788,509
Missouri................................................ 1,712,169
Montana................................................. 704,100
Nebraska................................................ 704,100
Nevada.................................................. 795,772
New Hampshire........................................... 704,100
New Jersey.............................................. 2,401,390
New Mexico.............................................. 704,100
New York................................................ 5,306,382
North Carolina.......................................... 2,813,974
North Dakota............................................ 704,100
Ohio.................................................... 3,319,395
Oklahoma................................................ 1,022,727
Oregon.................................................. 1,212,402
Pennsylvania............................................ 3,839,908
Rhode Island............................................ 704,100
South Carolina.......................................... 1,490,158
South Dakota............................................ 704,100
Tennessee............................................... 1,842,330
Texas................................................... 6,174,152
Utah.................................................... 704,100
Vermont................................................. 704,100
Virginia................................................ 2,205,652
Washington.............................................. 1,962,724
West Virginia........................................... 704,100
Wisconsin............................................... 1,655,767
Wyoming................................................. 704,100
American Samoa.......................................... 93,880
Guam.................................................... 93,880
Northern Marianas....................................... 93,880
Puerto Rico............................................. 1,037,800
Virgin Islands.......................................... 93,880
------------------------------------------------------------------------
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. Eligible Entities
The eligible entity for these awards is the agency or unit of State
government legally responsible for providing adult protective services
in each state and territory (EJA Section 2042(b)).
2. Other Requirements
A. Letter of Assurance
A Letter of Assurance is required to be submitted by the eligible
entity in order to receive an award. The Letter of Assurance must
include the following:
1. Assurance that the award recipient is the agency or unit of
State government legally responsible for providing adult protective
services in each state and territory.
2. Assurance that funds will supplement and not supplant existing
APS funding.
3. Assurance that funds will be spent in ways consistent with the
Elder Justice Act Section 2042(b); the Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021; and guidance provided by ACL,
including the
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examples of activities consistent with the purposes of the authorizing
legislation:
Improving and supporting remote work, such as the purchase
of communications and technology hardware, software, or infrastructure;
Costs associated with establishing new or improving
existing processes for responding to alleged scams and frauds,
especially related to COVID-19 vaccine or cure scams;
Costs associated with community outreach;
Costs associated with providing goods and services to APS
clients related to COVID-19;
Acquiring personal protection equipment and supplies;
Paying for extended hours/over-time for staff, hiring
temporary staff, and associated personnel costs;
Training costs related to COVID-19;
Funds for travel related to or required by COVID-19.
4. Assurance to provide semi-annual federal financial reports and
annual program reports related to the activities performed.
B. Initial Spend Plan
An Initial Spend Plan must be submitted along with the Letter of
Assurance. The Initial Spend Plan should outline how the state/
territory intends to spend their allotment in response to the needs and
challenges to their APS program brought about by COVID-19. The plan
should be consistent with the purpose of the authorizing legislation
and examples outlined above. The Initial Spend Plan submitted in
response to this opportunity is considered a preliminary framework for
how the state/territory will plan to spend these funds. The Initial
Spend Plan should have the following format: 2-5 pages in length,
double-spaced, with 12pt font and 1'' margins, with a layout of 8.5'' x
11'' paper.
C. DUNS Number
All grant applicants must obtain and keep current a D-U-N-S number
from Dun and Bradstreet. It is a nine-digit identification number,
which provides unique identifiers of single business entities. The D-U-
N-S number can be obtained from: https://iupdate.dnb.com/iUpdate/viewiUpdateHome.htm.
D. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.
IV. Submission Information
1. Letter of Assurance and Initial Spend Plan
To receive funding, eligible entities must provide a Letter of
Assurance and an Initial Spend Plan containing all the information
outlined in Section III A. & B. above.
Letters of Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan should be addressed
to: Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for
Aging, Administration for Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201.
Letters of Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan should be submitted
electronically via email to the ACL Regional Administrator for each
state. The following table identifies the ACL regions for each state
and contact information for each Regional Administrator.
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ACL regional
Covered states administrator
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Region I...................... CT, MA, ME, NH, Jennifer Throwe,
RI, VT. Email:
[email protected], Phone: 617-
565-1158.
Region II..................... NY, NJ, PR, VI... Kathleen Otte, Email:
[email protected], Phone: 212-
264-2976.
Region III.................... DC, DE, MD, PA, Rhonda Schwartz,
VA, WV. Email:
[email protected], Phone: 267-
831-2329.
Region IV..................... AL, FL, GA, KY, Costas Miskis, Email:
MS, NC, SC, TN. [email protected], Phone:
404-562-7600.
Region V...................... IL, IN, MI, MN, Amy Wiatr-Rodriguez,
OH, WI. Email: [email protected], Phone: 312-938-
9858.
Region VI..................... AR, LA, OK, NM, Derek Lee, Email:
TX. [email protected], Phone: 214-767-
1865.
Region VII.................... IA, KS, MO, NE... Lacey Boven, Email:
[email protected], Phone: 816-702-
4180.
Region VIII................... CO, MT, UT, WY, Percy Devine, Email:
ND, SD. [email protected], Phone: 303-844-
2951.
Region IX..................... CA, NV, AZ, HI, Fay Gordon, Email:
GU, CNMI, AS. [email protected], Phone: 415-437-
8780.
Region X...................... AK, ID, OR, WA... Louise Ryan, Email:
[email protected], Phone: (206)
615-2299.
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2. Submission Dates and Times
To receive consideration, Letters of Assurance and the Initial
Spend Plan must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on EST March 3,
2021. Letters of Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan should be
submitted electronically via email and have an electronic time stamp
indicating the date/time submitted.
VII. Agency Contacts
1. Programmatic Issues
Direct programmatic inquiries to: Stephanie Whittier Eliason,
Email: [email protected], Phone: 202.795.7467.
2. Submission Issues
Direct inquiries regarding submission of the Letters of Assurance
to the appropriate ACL Regional Administrator found in the table in
``Section IV. Submission Information.''
Dated: January 27, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-02091 Filed 1-29-21; 8:45 am]
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