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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.
[FR Doc. 2021–02091 Filed 1–29–21; 8:45 am]
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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Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these
grant applications.
ACL regional administrator
Region I ..................
Region II .................
Region III ................
VI ................
VII ...............
VIII ..............
IX ................
X .................
D. Intergovernmental Review
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Availability of Program Application
Instructions for Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program Funds
Title: Coronavirus Response and
Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act
of 2021: Grants to Enhance Capacity of
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
authority for grants under this program
announcement is contained in Section
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712 of the Older Americans Act of 1965
[Pub. L. 89–73] [As Amended Through
Pub. L. 116–131, Enacted March 25,
2020]; and Subtitle B of Title XX of the
Social Security Act, otherwise known as
the Elder Justice 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 State
Agencies on Aging to submit their Letter
of Assurance for Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Programs is 11:59 p.m.
EST March 3, 2021.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The purpose of this funding
opportunity is to strengthen the capacity
of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
programs to respond during the COVID
public health emergency and resolve
resident complaints about abuse and
neglect. This funding opportunity is
appropriated through the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021and
authorized by the Elder Justice Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 2043(a)(1)(A).
ACL seeks plans from State Agencies
on Aging, developed in coordination
with the State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman, that describe how the
Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO)
programs will use funds to enhance
their capacity during and related to the
COVID public health emergency to
respond to and resolve complaints about
abuse and neglect. This enhancement of
capacity can include activities described
below. Plans for use of these grant funds
may go above and beyond those regular
activities planned in response to other
funding.
To be eligible to receive this grant,
State Agencies on Aging must submit a
Letter of Assurance to ACL containing
all of the assurances required, (see
Section III of this FRN, Eligibility
Criteria and Other Requirements).
The Letter of Assurance will be
considered an Amendment to the State
Plan on Aging and must describe the
State LTCO plans for use of these
supplemental funds. Examples of
activities consistent with the purposes
of the authorizing legislation include
the following:
a. Enhance Ombudsman program
complaint investigations during the
COVID public health emergency to
address complaints related to abuse,
neglect and poor care;
b. Resume in-person visitation at such
time as visitation is permitted, such as
when the COVID vaccine is accessible to
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residents, facility staff, and individuals
working for the LTCO program;
c. Conduct education and outreach on
abuse and neglect identification and
prevention during the COVID public
health emergency to residents, their
families and facility staff;
d. Enable travel for representatives of
the LTCO Office to ensure all residents
have access to a LTCO representative;
e. Continue purchase of needed
Personal Protective Equipment;
f. Continue purchase of technology as
needed;
g. Enable participation in state-level
‘‘strike teams’’ to address complaints
related to care and neglect;
h. Provide information and assistance
on transitions from long-term care
facilities to community-based, home
care settings, consistent with section
712(a)(3) of the Older Americans Act.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These grants are discretionary,
supplemental grants, authorized by
Section 2043(a)(1)A) of the Elder Justice
Act and appropriated through the
Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act of
2021. The State Agency on Aging will
assure that the State LTCO uses these
supplemental funds consistent with the
purposes authorized by appropriations
contained in Section 2043(a)(1)A) of the
Elder Justice Act and the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2021.
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area
Funding
The total available funding for this
opportunity is $4,000,000. ACL intends
to make available, under this program
announcement, grant awards to State
Agencies on Aging for their Long-Term
Care Ombudsman Programs. The period
of performance for these grants during
which grant activities must occur is
estimated to commence on April 1, 2021
and is projected to end on September
20, 2022.
Each State Agency on Aging is eligible
to apply for and receive the amount of
funding in the table below:
Available
amount
State/territory
Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
Arizona ..................................
Arkansas ...............................
California ...............................
Colorado ...............................
Connecticut ...........................
Delaware ...............................
Dist. of Columbia ..................
Florida ...................................
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$60,199
20,000
90,163
36,589
417,159
61,189
45,013
20,000
20,000
303,577
State/territory
Georgia .................................
Hawaii ...................................
Idaho .....................................
Illinois ....................................
Indiana ..................................
Iowa ......................................
Kansas ..................................
Kentucky ...............................
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 ........................
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Available
amount
109,640
20,000
20,534
146,331
77,725
38,952
33,840
53,551
53,319
20,093
69,196
83,348
126,278
66,092
34,710
75,369
20,000
22,162
35,030
20,000
105,708
25,885
233,584
123,870
20,000
146,118
45,020
53,369
169,031
20,000
65,596
20,000
81,099
271,783
26,288
20,000
97,092
86,398
25,531
72,886
20,000
2,500
10,000
2,500
45,683
10,000
III. Eligibility Criteria and Other
Requirements
1. The eligible entities for this award
are State Agencies on Aging Long-Term
Care Ombudsman Programs
2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not
required.
3. State Agencies on Aging must
provide a Letter of Assurance that will
be considered an Amendment to the
State Plan on Aging no later than March
3, 2021. The Letter of Assurance must
contain the following:
a. A description of specific project
strategies that may include from among
the following:
i. Enhancing Ombudsman program
complaint investigations during the
COVID public health emergency to
address complaints related to abuse,
neglect and poor care;
ii. Resuming in-person visitation at
such time as visitation is permitted,
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such as when the COVID vaccine is
accessible to residents, facility staff, and
individuals working for the LTCO
program;
iii. Conducting education and
outreach on abuse and neglect
identification and prevention during the
COVID public health emergency to
residents, their families and facility
staff;
iv. Enabling travel for representatives
of the LTCO Office to ensure all
residents have access to an LTCO;
v. Purchase of needed Personal
Protective Equipment;
vi. Purchase of technology; and
vii. Enabling participation in statelevel ‘‘strike teams’’ to address
complaints related to care and neglect.
b. Assurance that these funds will
supplement, and not supplant, existing
funding for the State LTCO program;
and
c. Assurance that State Agencies on
Aging will timely submit to ACL semiannual federal financial reports and
annual program reports related to the
activities performed.
4. 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.
5. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these
grant applications.
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 .....................................
Dated: January 27, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging.
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Services (HHS) Secretary and Congress
regarding improvements to the
coordination and leveraging of federal
programs related to diabetes and its
complications.
The meeting will take place on
February 17, 2021, from 1 p.m. to
approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Standard time (EST).
Tenth Meeting of the National Clinical
Care Commission
Office on Women’s Health,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Health, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The meeting will be held
online via webinar. To register to attend
the meeting, please visit the registration
website at: https://
kauffmaninc.adobeconnect.com/nccc_
feb_2021/event/event_info.html.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The National Clinical Care
Commission (the Commission) will
conduct its tenth meeting virtually on
February 17, 2021. The Commission is
charged to evaluate and make
recommendations to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
SUMMARY:
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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.
DATES:
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HUMAN SERVICES
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Direct inquiries regarding
programmatic issues to Regional
Administrators:
ACL regional administrator
Region I ..................
Region II .................
Region III ................
VI ................
VII ...............
VIII ..............
IX ................
X .................
VII. Agency Contacts
IV. Submission Information
1. Letters of Assurance should be
addressed to: Alison Barkoff, Acting
Covered states
Clydette Powell, M.D., MPH, FAAP,
Acting Designated Federal Officer,
National Clinical Care Commission,
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Office on Women’s
Health, 200 Independence Ave. SW,
7th Floor, Washington, DC 20201,
Phone: (240) 453–8239, Email: OHQ@
hhs.gov.
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Administrator and Assistant Secretary
for Aging, Administration for
Community Living, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201.
Letters of Assurance should be
submitted electronically via email to the
ACL Regional Administrator for each
state listed in the Agency Contacts
below.
2. Submission Dates and Times:
To receive consideration, Letters of
Assurance must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2021.
Letters of Assurance should be
submitted electronically via email and
have an electronic time stamp
indicating the date/time submitted.
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The
National Clinical Care Commission Act
(Pub. L. 115–80) requires the HHS
Secretary to establish the National
Clinical Care Commission. The
Commission consists of representatives
of specific federal agencies and nonfederal individuals who represent
diverse disciplines and views. The
Commission will evaluate and make
recommendations to the HHS Secretary
and Congress regarding improvements
to the coordination and leveraging of
federal programs related to diabetes and
its complications.
The tenth meeting will be held
virtually, will consist of updates from
the Commission’s three subcommittees,
and include another round of potential
‘‘action plans,’’ or recommendations,
from each subcommittee. The final
meeting agenda will be available prior
to the meeting at: https://health.gov/ourwork/health-care-quality/nationalclinical-care-commission/meetings.
Public Participation at Meeting: The
Commission invites public comment on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Availability of Program Application Instructions for Long-Term
Care Ombudsman Program Funds
Title: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance Capacity of 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 authority for grants under this
program announcement is contained in Section
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712 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 [Pub. L. 89-73] [As Amended
Through Pub. L. 116-131, Enacted March 25, 2020]; and Subtitle B of
Title XX of the Social Security Act, otherwise known as the Elder
Justice 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 State Agencies on Aging to submit their
Letter of Assurance for Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs is 11:59 p.m.
EST March 3, 2021.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to strengthen the
capacity of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs to respond during
the COVID public health emergency and resolve resident complaints about
abuse and neglect. This funding opportunity is appropriated through the
Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of
2021and authorized by the Elder Justice Act, 42 U.S.C. Section
2043(a)(1)(A).
ACL seeks plans from State Agencies on Aging, developed in
coordination with the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, that describe how
the Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) programs will use funds to enhance
their capacity during and related to the COVID public health emergency
to respond to and resolve complaints about abuse and neglect. This
enhancement of capacity can include activities described below. Plans
for use of these grant funds may go above and beyond those regular
activities planned in response to other funding.
To be eligible to receive this grant, State Agencies on Aging must
submit a Letter of Assurance to ACL containing all of the assurances
required, (see Section III of this FRN, Eligibility Criteria and Other
Requirements).
The Letter of Assurance will be considered an Amendment to the
State Plan on Aging and must describe the State LTCO plans for use of
these supplemental funds. Examples of activities consistent with the
purposes of the authorizing legislation include the following:
a. Enhance Ombudsman program complaint investigations during the
COVID public health emergency to address complaints related to abuse,
neglect and poor care;
b. Resume in-person visitation at such time as visitation is
permitted, such as when the COVID vaccine is accessible to residents,
facility staff, and individuals working for the LTCO program;
c. Conduct education and outreach on abuse and neglect
identification and prevention during the COVID public health emergency
to residents, their families and facility staff;
d. Enable travel for representatives of the LTCO Office to ensure
all residents have access to a LTCO representative;
e. Continue purchase of needed Personal Protective Equipment;
f. Continue purchase of technology as needed;
g. Enable participation in state-level ``strike teams'' to address
complaints related to care and neglect;
h. Provide information and assistance on transitions from long-term
care facilities to community-based, home care settings, consistent with
section 712(a)(3) of the Older Americans Act.
II. Award Information
1. Funding Instrument Type
These grants are discretionary, supplemental grants, authorized by
Section 2043(a)(1)A) of the Elder Justice Act and appropriated through
the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of
2021. The State Agency on Aging will assure that the State LTCO uses
these supplemental funds consistent with the purposes authorized by
appropriations contained in Section 2043(a)(1)A) of the Elder Justice
Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2021.
2. Anticipated Total Priority Area Funding
The total available funding for this opportunity is $4,000,000. ACL
intends to make available, under this program announcement, grant
awards to State Agencies on Aging for their Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Programs. The period of performance for these grants during which grant
activities must occur is estimated to commence on April 1, 2021 and is
projected to end on September 20, 2022.
Each State Agency on Aging is eligible to apply for and receive the
amount of funding in the table below:
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Available
State/territory amount
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Alabama................................................. $60,199
Alaska.................................................. 20,000
Arizona................................................. 90,163
Arkansas................................................ 36,589
California.............................................. 417,159
Colorado................................................ 61,189
Connecticut............................................. 45,013
Delaware................................................ 20,000
Dist. of Columbia....................................... 20,000
Florida................................................. 303,577
Georgia................................................. 109,640
Hawaii.................................................. 20,000
Idaho................................................... 20,534
Illinois................................................ 146,331
Indiana................................................. 77,725
Iowa.................................................... 38,952
Kansas.................................................. 33,840
Kentucky................................................ 53,551
Louisiana............................................... 53,319
Maine................................................... 20,093
Maryland................................................ 69,196
Massachusetts........................................... 83,348
Michigan................................................ 126,278
Minnesota............................................... 66,092
Mississippi............................................. 34,710
Missouri................................................ 75,369
Montana................................................. 20,000
Nebraska................................................ 22,162
Nevada.................................................. 35,030
New Hampshire........................................... 20,000
New Jersey.............................................. 105,708
New Mexico.............................................. 25,885
New York................................................ 233,584
North Carolina.......................................... 123,870
North Dakota............................................ 20,000
Ohio.................................................... 146,118
Oklahoma................................................ 45,020
Oregon.................................................. 53,369
Pennsylvania............................................ 169,031
Rhode Island............................................ 20,000
South Carolina.......................................... 65,596
South Dakota............................................ 20,000
Tennessee............................................... 81,099
Texas................................................... 271,783
Utah.................................................... 26,288
Vermont................................................. 20,000
Virginia................................................ 97,092
Washington.............................................. 86,398
West Virginia........................................... 25,531
Wisconsin............................................... 72,886
Wyoming................................................. 20,000
American Samoa.......................................... 2,500
Guam.................................................... 10,000
Northern Marianas....................................... 2,500
Puerto Rico............................................. 45,683
Virgin Islands.......................................... 10,000
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III. Eligibility Criteria and Other Requirements
1. The eligible entities for this award are State Agencies on Aging
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
2. Cost Sharing or Matching is not required.
3. State Agencies on Aging must provide a Letter of Assurance that
will be considered an Amendment to the State Plan on Aging no later
than March 3, 2021. The Letter of Assurance must contain the following:
a. A description of specific project strategies that may include
from among the following:
i. Enhancing Ombudsman program complaint investigations during the
COVID public health emergency to address complaints related to abuse,
neglect and poor care;
ii. Resuming in-person visitation at such time as visitation is
permitted,
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such as when the COVID vaccine is accessible to residents, facility
staff, and individuals working for the LTCO program;
iii. Conducting education and outreach on abuse and neglect
identification and prevention during the COVID public health emergency
to residents, their families and facility staff;
iv. Enabling travel for representatives of the LTCO Office to
ensure all residents have access to an LTCO;
v. Purchase of needed Personal Protective Equipment;
vi. Purchase of technology; and
vii. Enabling participation in state-level ``strike teams'' to
address complaints related to care and neglect.
b. Assurance that these funds will supplement, and not supplant,
existing funding for the State LTCO program; and
c. Assurance that State Agencies on Aging will timely submit to ACL
semi-annual federal financial reports and annual program reports
related to the activities performed.
4. 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.
5. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs, is not applicable to these grant applications.
IV. Submission Information
1. Letters of Assurance 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 should be submitted electronically via email
to the ACL Regional Administrator for each state listed in the Agency
Contacts below.
2. Submission Dates and Times:
To receive consideration, Letters of Assurance must be submitted by
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 3, 2021. Letters of Assurance should
be submitted electronically via email and have an electronic time stamp
indicating the date/time submitted.
VII. Agency Contacts
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to Regional
Administrators:
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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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Dated: January 27, 2021.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2021-02092 Filed 1-29-21; 8:45 am]
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