Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems

The summary for the Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems 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 on Aging, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems: The goal of this program is to protect and enhance essential rights and benefits of needy older persons in states across the country, through the creation and maintenance of well integrated, cost-efficient legal service delivery systems that effectively target scarce legal resources to older adults in the greatest social or economic need and that are an integral part of the broad aging service network.

Federal Grant Title:	Model Approaches to Statewide Legal Assistance Systems
Federal Agency Name:	Administration on Aging
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2010-AOA-SL-1007
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.048
CFDA Descriptions:	Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects
Current Application Deadline:	Apr 21, 2010
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 21, 2010
Posted Date:	Feb 25, 2010
Creation Date:	Mar 10, 2010
Archive Date:	May 21, 2010
Total Program Funding:	$100,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	7
Cost Sharing or Matching:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include domestic public or private and 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. The intent of this Program Announcement (PA) is to expand Model Approaches projects beyond the 24 previously funded states. Therefore, the 24 states that have previously received Model Approaches funding are not eligible to apply under this PA. The twenty-four (24) ineligible states are Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. Within an eligible state, proposals in response to this PA will be accepted from one of two eligible applicant categories. Eligible applicants are: 1. The entity within an eligible state that currently houses (or proposes to house) the State Legal Assistance Developer; or 2. An entity within an eligible state that is experienced in providing low-cost services to older persons through a senior legal helpline (or proposes to develop and operate a senior legal helpline).
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