[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14903-14904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6294]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA-01-02]


Fiscal Year 2001 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and 
Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications for the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States 
Program (ADDGS), to (1) develop models of assistance for

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persons with Alzheimer's disease and their families, and (2) improve 
the responsiveness of existing home and community based care systems 
for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their 
families.

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Applicant Eligibility and Requirements: Eligibility for grant awards is 
limited to state agencies. Only one application per state will be 
accepted. Applicants must provide a letter from their state's Governor 
designating the applicant agency as the sole applicant for the state. 
The sixteen states currently funded under the ADDGS program are not 
eligible to apply.
    Grantees are required to provide a 25% non-federal match during the 
first year, 35% during the second year, and 45% during the third year 
of the grant.
SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that under this program 
announcement it will hold a competition for grant awards for seven (7) 
to ten (10) projects at a federal share of approximately $250,000-
$350,000 per year for a project period of three years. The purpose of 
these projects is to develop services and assistance, and improve the 
home and community based care system to better respond to the needs of 
persons with Alzheimer's disease, their families, and caregivers.
    The deadline date for the submission of applications is 60 days 
after publication of this notice.
    Application kits are available by writing to the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Program 
Operation and Development, 330 Independence Ave., SW., Wilbur J. Cohen 
Building, Room 4733, Washington, DC 20201, or by calling 202/401-4547 
or 202/619-1352.

    Dated: March 8, 2001.
Norman L. Thompson,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 01-6294 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
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