[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44807-44808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14830]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Announcing the Intent To Award a Single-Source Supplement for the 
National Volunteer Care Corps Program

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL) announces the 
intent to award a single-source supplement to the current cooperative 
agreement held by the Oasis Institute for the project National 
Volunteer Care Corps.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or comments 
regarding this program supplement, contact Sherri Clark Link, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community 
Living, Administration on Aging, Office of Supportive and Caregiver 
Services: telephone (202)-795-7327; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this program was to establish 
a new grant program that will test models of programming designed to 
place volunteers in communities to assist caregivers, older adults, and 
persons with disabilities in maintaining independence by providing non-
medical care. The overall goals of the program are to:
     Add to the nation's capacity to support volunteer programs 
that provide non-medical care to assist caregivers, older adults, and/
or persons with disabilities; and

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     Advancing innovative models that support local volunteer 
programs that provide non-medical care to assist caregivers, older 
adults, and/or persons with disabilities.
    Since inception of the National Volunteer Care Corps project, the 
Oasis Institute has supported 75 local projects around the country 
providing services to over 22,000 people. Several innovative models 
have emerged since the establishment of the program. ACL is interested 
in concentrating attention on a special volunteer model that is focused 
around building a network of screened and trained volunteer chaperones 
to accompany older adults and adults with disabilities in need to and 
from non[hyphen]emergency medical appointments and outpatient 
procedures. The administrative supplement for FY 2023 will be in the 
amount of $1,337,500 and will provide sufficient resources to enable 
the grantee to establish a grant category that will fund efforts that 
target the volunteer chaperone volunteer model.

    Dated: July 8, 2023.
Alison Barkoff,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2023-14830 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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