Legal Assistance Enhancement Program

The summary for the Legal Assistance Enhancement Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Community Living, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Legal Assistance Enhancement Program: This funding opportunity is designed to enable legal assistance networks, including Older Americans Act-funded programs, in strengthening and enhancing legal assistance programs to older Americans with economic and social need. Cooperative agreements under this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP), will be dedicated to identifying and executing enhancements and innovations that improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and availability of legal assistance offered to older Americans, consistent with the fundamental principles of the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Enhancements made through this funding opportunity will support quantifiable and sustainable improvements to the delivery of a full-range of legal assistance, from legal advice through representation to older adults.

Federal Grant Title:	Legal Assistance Enhancement Program
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0344
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.048
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	April 29th, 2019
Original Application Deadline:	April 29th, 2019
Posted Date:	February 19th, 2019
Creation Date:	February 19th, 2019
Archive Date:	May 29th, 2019
Total Program Funding:	$1,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	8
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes
Last Updated:	February 19th, 2019

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity below), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals and institutions of higher education. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants
Grant Announcement Contact: Eva LaManna
[email protected]
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