Technical Assistance/Program Support for State Planning Grants

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	Federal Grant Title:	Technical Assistance/Program Support for State Planning Grants
	CFDA Number:	93.048
	CFDA Description:	Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects
	Federal Agency Name:	Administration on Aging
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2005-AOA-PG-0510
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 15, 2005
	Creation Date:	Aug 15, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2005 Postmarked By
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Oct 15, 2005
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants The award will be made to a national non-profit entity with the following qualifications: 1. Thorough and comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of applicable laws and regulations. This includes an understanding of the responsibilities of the Older Americans Act network: the Administration on Aging, State Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging and providers. In particular applicants must demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the State and Area Plan development processes. 2. In-depth knowledge of Administration on Aging program initiatives, including Aging and Disability Resource Centers, Evidence-Based Prevention Programs, Livable Communities, Performance Based Outcomes, etc. Demonstrated capacity in the following areas is desirable: Customer involvement in program planning and implementation. Successful development of web-based database and decision-support systems. Data collection and reporting on programs and services under the Older Americans Act. Providing customer training and user support. Staff of the applicant entities should have the following skills: Extensive experience in policy, program operations and technical assistance to the Aging Network. Demonstrated expertise in the development of models and tools to assist state units on aging, area agencies on aging and provider organizations in developing and implementing services for older adults.
Grant Description: The Administration on Aging will award a Technical Assistance and Support grant to a private non-profit entity for the purpose of assisting States in the design of best practice models for State and Area Plans on Aging. The award will be a cooperative agreement as the Administration on Aging will be substantially involved in the development and execution of the activities of the project. The cooperative agreement will provide for technical assistance and support to States funded through a companion announcement (Planning Grants Project, HHS-2005-AoA-PG-0506). The full text of the announcement includes a description of the technical assistance project, and all the instructions necessary to prepare and submit an application to compete for this award. While applications kits may be obtained by mail, telephone or from the AoA website, all applications for this funding opportunity MUST be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. On Grants.gov, you will be able to download a copy of the application packet, complete it off-line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov website. If you need assistance using Grants.gov, you may contact Arthur Miller at 202/357- 3438. If you have general questions about the announcement or are unable to apply electronically, please contact Deborah Burns at 202-357-3581. For additional information on Grants.gov you may also go to AoA's website at http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/grants/grants.asp. Please note, AoA is requiring applications for this announcement to be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov. The Grants.gov registration process can take several days. If you are not currently registered with www.grants.gov, please begin this process immediately. For assistance with www.grants.gov, please contact AoA's Grants.gov helpdesk at 202-357-3438. At www.grants.gov , you will be able to download a copy of the application packet, complete it off-line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov website.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp
Grant Announcement Contact: Deborah.Burns@aoa.hhs.gov Deborah Burns
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