[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33225-33226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15194]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Notice of Intent To Award a Single Supplement to the National 
Association of Area Agencies on Aging

ACTION: Notice of Intent to award a single supplement to the National 
Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is announcing 
supplemental funding for the National Resource Center for Engaging 
Older Adults program. The National Resource Center for Engaging Older 
Adults program works to identify and disseminate information about 
emerging trends, resources, and replication strategies that the Aging 
Network can use and tailor in their communities to support the 
engagement of older adults. The purpose of this announcement is to 
award supplemental funds to the National Association of Area Agencies 
on Aging to support staff and the development of enhanced resources and 
tools to support the Aging Network.

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    Program Name: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older 
Adults.
    Award Amount: $62,000.
    Budget Period: 9/1/2018 to 8/31/2019.
    Award Type: Cooperative Agreement.
    Statutory Authority: The statutory authority for grants under this 
notice is contained in Title IV of the Older Americans Act (OAA) 
(42U.S.C. 3032), as amended by the Older Americans Act Amendments of 
2006.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.048 
Discretionary Projects.

I. Program Description

    The Administration on Aging, an agency of the U.S. Administration 
for Community Living, established the Engagement and Older Adults 
Resource Center to better ensure that the Aging Network has the tools 
and resources necessary for the development of programs that provide 
older adults effective ways to stay socially engaged. Through myriad 
approaches such as a website, webinars, fact sheets, and other 
materials the project is identifying, synthesizing, and disseminating 
innovative social engagements practices and programming.

II. Justification for the Supplemental Funding

    In recent years with growing research demonstrating the correlation 
between social engagement and healthy aging, there has been an increase 
in the Aging Network's desire to seek new and innovative approaches to 
assist older adults remain active and engaged in the community. The 
Resource Center has been conducting webinars and identifying engagement 
resources to highlight on the Center's website, but there is a need for 
the project to accelerate the development of tools and resources, such 
as best practice profiles, fact sheets, and toolkits, to meet the needs 
of the Aging Network. The supplemental funding will be used to support 
additional staff to more rapidly identify successful engagement 
programs and strategies that can be shared with the aging network via 
the website, webinars, and other written products.

III. Eligible Applicants: Current Grantee

    Evaluation Criteria: ACL will use the following evaluation criteria 
to ensure that proposed activities are within the approved scope and 
budget of the grant:

Approach

    Is the purpose of the funding clearly described? Does it reflect a 
coherent and feasible approach for successfully achieving the 
identified outcome(s)? Is the project work plan clear and 
comprehensive? Does it include sensible and feasible timeframes for the 
accomplishment of tasks presented?

Budget

    Is the budget justified with respect to the adequacy and 
reasonableness of resources requested? Are budget line items clearly 
delineated and consistent with project objectives?

Project Impact

    Are the expected project benefits/results clear, realistic, and 
consistent with the objectives and purpose of the project?

IV. Application Review Information

    Application will be reviewed by Federal staff.

V. Agency Contact

    For further information or comments regarding this program 
expansion supplement, contact Sherri Clark, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration 
on Aging, Washington, DC 20201; telephone (202) 795-7327; email 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 6, 2018.
Lance Robertson,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary on Aging.
[FR Doc. 2018-15194 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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