[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 12569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6619]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging

[Program Announcement No. AoA-02-04]


Fiscal Year 2002 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and 
Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that under the National 
Family Caregiver Support Program it will hold a competition to fund 
grant awards for up to seven (7) projects at a federal share of 
approximately $150,000-$200,000 per year for a project period of up to 
two (2) years.
    Purpose of Grant Awards: The purpose of these projects is to 
develop services and systems to sustain the efforts of families and 
other informal caregivers of older individuals, and grandparents or 
older individuals who are relative caregivers of children.
    Eligibility for Grant Awards and Other Requirements: Applications 
for funding under this program announcement are limited to 
organizations with demonstrated expertise in aging and caregiving and 
the ability to provide the proposed assistance nationwide. Public and 
private non-profit organizations, including faith-based and community-
based organizations, are eligible to apply for these grant awards.
    Grantees are required to provide a 25% non-federal match.

DATES: The deadline date for the submission of applications is May 10, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Application kits are available by writing to the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, 
Office for Community-Based Services, 330 Independence Ave., SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, by calling 202/619-2575, or online at 
www.aoa.gov/egrants/. Applications must be mailed or hand-delivered to 
the Office of Grants Management at the same address, or submitted 
online at www.aoa.gov/egrants/.

    Dated: March 13, 2002.
Josefina G. Carbonell,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 02-6619 Filed 3-18-02; 8:45 am]
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