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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a
Single-Source Supplement for the
Puerto Rico Disaster Assistance Grant
Program
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source
supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the Puerto Rico
Ombudsman Office for the Elderly
(PROOE) for the project Puerto Rico
Disaster Assistance Grant which is
through the Older Americans Act,
Disaster Assistance for State Units on
Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations
in Major Disasters Declared by the
SUMMARY:
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President and the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023.
DATES: The supplement award will be
issued to extend the project period to
May 1, 2023, through September 30,
2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Votava, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services,
Administration for Community Living,
Center for Regional Operations:
telephone (202) 795–7603;
emailkathleen.votava@acl.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this program, as set forth in
Section 310(a)(1) of the Older
Americans Act (OAA) is to provide
funding to the aging network for
disaster-related items in areas receiving
a Major Disaster Declaration by the
President under the Robert T. Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, where funds
may only be used in those areas
designated in the Disaster Declaration.
These funds are used by the aging
network in recovery so that they can
resume operations to support older
adults and their caregivers. The overall
goals of the program are as follows:
1. Provide disaster relief
reimbursements to States/Territories (or
to any tribal organization receiving a
grant under title VI), upon application,
for funds such State makes available to
area agencies on aging (and/or aging
network) in such State (or funds used by
such tribal organization) for the delivery
of supportive services (and related
supplies) during any major disaster
declared by the President in accordance
with the Robert T. Stafford Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act. In addition,
provide disaster relief reimbursements
for expenses related to the consequences
of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.
2. Provide funds for the aging network
to deliver the following Older
Americans Act (OAA) Title III types of
gap-filling services following a disaster:
emergency meals and medications,
outreach, information and assistance,
counseling, case management, advocacy
on behalf of older persons unable or
reluctant to speak for themselves, and
transportation.
3. Assist the aging network in
restoring their capacity and operations
after a disaster in order that they may
be able to help older adults and
caregivers in their communities.
The administrative supplement for FY
2024 will be in the amount of
$7,809,231, bringing the total awards
made in FY 2023 and FY 2024 to
$9,779,231. The supplement will
provide sufficient resources to enable
the grantee, PROOE, and their partners
to continue to address the significant
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needs of Hurricane Fiona older adult
survivors living in Puerto Rico and
expand the reach and effectiveness of
this project by:
• Expanding the grantee’s project to
restore operations impacted by
Hurricane Fiona to additional
multipurpose senior centers, including
installing solar panels, generators, and
cisterns, as well as replenishing the
supply of emergency meals for older
adults;
• Advancing the capacity of the
broader aging services network to
deliver services to older adults and their
caregivers who were impacted by
Hurricane Fiona by continuing to
identify and address the most critical
needs; and
• Increasing outreach, evaluation,
technical assistance, and sub-grantee
monitoring and financial oversight
activities.
The supplement will accomplish the
goals of the program using the following
approaches:
• Partnerships are essential for
delivering programs and services vital to
help older adults remain in their
communities. PROOE’s partnership
with the aging network, including
multipurpose senior centers, is critical
to allow services and programs to be
provided in communities at the local
level, especially in recovery from
disasters.
• Community-based resources, such
as multipurpose senior centers, provide
congregate meals, home delivered
meals, evidence-based disease
prevention and health promotion
services, outreach, information and
referral services, socialization as well as
many other supports for older adults in
their local communities. In Puerto Rico,
these centers often provide an access
point for healthcare, including offering
nursing care to and housing medications
that need refrigeration for communitydwelling older adults.
• Stewardship is key to any project.
The supplement will enable PROOE to
increase stewardship over the sub-grant
process to manage expanded work and
enhance program oversight, monitoring,
evaluation, and additional activities
proportional to the increased funding
and expectations resulting from this
supplement.
Program Name: Puerto Rico Disaster
Assistance Grant.
Recipient: Puerto Rico Ombudsman
Office for the Elderly (PROOE).
Period of Performance: The
supplement award will be issued to
extend the project period to May 1,
2023, through September 30, 2025.
Total Award Amount: $ 9,779,231.
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Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Supplement.
Basis for Award: The Puerto Rico
Ombudsman Office for the Elderly
(PROOE), the State Unit on Aging
(SUA), is currently funded to carry out
the objectives of the project entitled
Puerto Rico Disaster Assistance Grant
for the period of May 1, 2023, through
September 30, 2024. Since project
implementation began in 2023, the
grantee has accomplished a great deal.
This supplement will enable the grantee
to carry their work even further, serving
more older adult survivors of Hurricane
Fiona by expanding their project to
additional senior centers in local
communities. The additional funding
will not be used to begin new projects
or activities. The PROOE is uniquely
positioned to complete the work called
for under this project. PROOE is the
designated SUA and administers the
Older American Act programs and
services to support older adults living in
the community as well as their
caregivers. PROOE’s partners include
the Territory’s network of senior centers
and local communities, many of which
are in rural areas. Establishing an
entirely new grant project at this time
would be potentially disruptive to the
current work already well under way.
More importantly, the older adults being
served by this project could be
negatively impacted by a disruption,
thus posing the risk of re-traumatization
and further negative impacts on health
and wellbeing in their recovery from
Hurricane Fiona. If this supplement is
not provided, the project would be less
able to address the significant unmet
health and social support needs of
additional older adult survivors and
their caregivers. Similarly, the project
would be unable to expand its current
reach. Finally, providing this
supplement to PROOE will allow for the
greater realization of Congress’ intent in
the Older Americans Act which
includes targeting older individuals
with greatest economic need (including
low- income minority individuals and
older individuals residing in rural areas)
and older individuals with greatest
social need (including low-income
minority individuals and older
individuals residing in rural areas) to
receive services under this Act, as well
as targeting of services to older adult
individuals at risk for institutional
placement to permit such individuals to
remain in home and community-based
settings.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3030;
Pub. L. 117–328, 136 Stat. 4459.
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Dated: April 29, 2024.
Allison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the
Administration for Community Living,
performing the delegable duties of the
Administrator and the Assistant Secretary for
Aging.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living
Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the
Puerto Rico Disaster Assistance Grant Program
AGENCY: Administration for Community Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the
intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative
agreement held by the Puerto Rico Ombudsman Office for the Elderly
(PROOE) for the project Puerto Rico Disaster Assistance Grant which is
through the Older Americans Act, Disaster Assistance for State Units on
Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in Major Disasters Declared by
the President and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.
DATES: The supplement award will be issued to extend the project period
to May 1, 2023, through September 30, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Votava, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Center
for Regional Operations: telephone (202) 795-7603;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this program, as set forth in
Section 310(a)(1) of the Older Americans Act (OAA) is to provide
funding to the aging network for disaster-related items in areas
receiving a Major Disaster Declaration by the President under the
Robert T. Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, where funds may only be
used in those areas designated in the Disaster Declaration. These funds
are used by the aging network in recovery so that they can resume
operations to support older adults and their caregivers. The overall
goals of the program are as follows:
1. Provide disaster relief reimbursements to States/Territories (or
to any tribal organization receiving a grant under title VI), upon
application, for funds such State makes available to area agencies on
aging (and/or aging network) in such State (or funds used by such
tribal organization) for the delivery of supportive services (and
related supplies) during any major disaster declared by the President
in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act. In addition, provide disaster relief reimbursements for
expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.
2. Provide funds for the aging network to deliver the following
Older Americans Act (OAA) Title III types of gap-filling services
following a disaster: emergency meals and medications, outreach,
information and assistance, counseling, case management, advocacy on
behalf of older persons unable or reluctant to speak for themselves,
and transportation.
3. Assist the aging network in restoring their capacity and
operations after a disaster in order that they may be able to help
older adults and caregivers in their communities.
The administrative supplement for FY 2024 will be in the amount of
$7,809,231, bringing the total awards made in FY 2023 and FY 2024 to
$9,779,231. The supplement will provide sufficient resources to enable
the grantee, PROOE, and their partners to continue to address the
significant
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needs of Hurricane Fiona older adult survivors living in Puerto Rico
and expand the reach and effectiveness of this project by:
Expanding the grantee's project to restore operations
impacted by Hurricane Fiona to additional multipurpose senior centers,
including installing solar panels, generators, and cisterns, as well as
replenishing the supply of emergency meals for older adults;
Advancing the capacity of the broader aging services
network to deliver services to older adults and their caregivers who
were impacted by Hurricane Fiona by continuing to identify and address
the most critical needs; and
Increasing outreach, evaluation, technical assistance, and
sub-grantee monitoring and financial oversight activities.
The supplement will accomplish the goals of the program using the
following approaches:
Partnerships are essential for delivering programs and
services vital to help older adults remain in their communities.
PROOE's partnership with the aging network, including multipurpose
senior centers, is critical to allow services and programs to be
provided in communities at the local level, especially in recovery from
disasters.
Community-based resources, such as multipurpose senior
centers, provide congregate meals, home delivered meals, evidence-based
disease prevention and health promotion services, outreach, information
and referral services, socialization as well as many other supports for
older adults in their local communities. In Puerto Rico, these centers
often provide an access point for healthcare, including offering
nursing care to and housing medications that need refrigeration for
community-dwelling older adults.
Stewardship is key to any project. The supplement will
enable PROOE to increase stewardship over the sub-grant process to
manage expanded work and enhance program oversight, monitoring,
evaluation, and additional activities proportional to the increased
funding and expectations resulting from this supplement.
Program Name: Puerto Rico Disaster Assistance Grant.
Recipient: Puerto Rico Ombudsman Office for the Elderly (PROOE).
Period of Performance: The supplement award will be issued to
extend the project period to May 1, 2023, through September 30, 2025.
Total Award Amount: $ 9,779,231.
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement Supplement.
Basis for Award: The Puerto Rico Ombudsman Office for the Elderly
(PROOE), the State Unit on Aging (SUA), is currently funded to carry
out the objectives of the project entitled Puerto Rico Disaster
Assistance Grant for the period of May 1, 2023, through September 30,
2024. Since project implementation began in 2023, the grantee has
accomplished a great deal. This supplement will enable the grantee to
carry their work even further, serving more older adult survivors of
Hurricane Fiona by expanding their project to additional senior centers
in local communities. The additional funding will not be used to begin
new projects or activities. The PROOE is uniquely positioned to
complete the work called for under this project. PROOE is the
designated SUA and administers the Older American Act programs and
services to support older adults living in the community as well as
their caregivers. PROOE's partners include the Territory's network of
senior centers and local communities, many of which are in rural areas.
Establishing an entirely new grant project at this time would be
potentially disruptive to the current work already well under way. More
importantly, the older adults being served by this project could be
negatively impacted by a disruption, thus posing the risk of re-
traumatization and further negative impacts on health and wellbeing in
their recovery from Hurricane Fiona. If this supplement is not
provided, the project would be less able to address the significant
unmet health and social support needs of additional older adult
survivors and their caregivers. Similarly, the project would be unable
to expand its current reach. Finally, providing this supplement to
PROOE will allow for the greater realization of Congress' intent in the
Older Americans Act which includes targeting older individuals with
greatest economic need (including low- income minority individuals and
older individuals residing in rural areas) and older individuals with
greatest social need (including low-income minority individuals and
older individuals residing in rural areas) to receive services under
this Act, as well as targeting of services to older adult individuals
at risk for institutional placement to permit such individuals to
remain in home and community-based settings.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3030; Pub. L. 117-328, 136 Stat.
4459.
Dated: April 29, 2024.
Allison Barkoff,
Principal Deputy Administrator for the Administration for Community
Living, performing the delegable duties of the Administrator and the
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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