[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging
[Program Announcement No. AoA-98-3]


Fiscal Year 1998 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and 
Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications to establish, or expand and improve, Statewide Senior 
Legal Hotlines whose purpose is to advance the quality and 
accessibility of the legal assistance provided to older people.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that under this program 
announcement it will hold a competition for grant awards for four (4) 
to five (5) projects that establish, or expand and improve, Statewide 
Senior Legal Hotlines aimed at advancing the quality and accessibility 
of the legal assistance provided to older people.
    The deadline date for the submission of applications is May 11, 
1998. Eligibility for grant awards is limited to public and/or 
nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions experienced in 
providing legal assistance to older persons.
    Application kits are available by writing to the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Program 
Development, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4264, Washington, DC 
20201, or by calling 202/619-2987.

    Dated: February 24, 1998.
Jeanette C. Takamura,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 98-5332 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
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