In response to the growing elder rights and legal assistance needs of older Americans, ACL has awarded a total of $819,455 in three-year Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP) grants to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Iowa Legal Aid, Montana Legal Services Association, and Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.

Survey on Accessible Transportation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) – a program of the Federal Transit Administration administered by Easterseals and USAging with guidance from ACL – wants to hear about challenges and promising practices in providing accessible transportation to older adults and people with disabilities. Survey responses will help influence the work NADTC does next year.

ACL is working with our partners and stakeholders to help stop the spread of the monkeypox virus and support people affected by the outbreak. We created acl.gov/monkeypox to compile information and resources on the virus, how it affects older adults and people with disabilities, and what you can do to protect yourself. We will update the page as new resources become available.

Grandparent scams play on the love grandparents share with their grandchildren. Scam perpetrators falsely state that a grandchild is in trouble with the law, sick, or injured and in need of an immediate transfer of a large sum of money to prevent dire harm to the grandchild.

Editor's Note: This program is no longer available, please contact DIAL at 888-677-1199 DIAL@usaginganddisability.org for information on testing options. Original Announcement: Order online or by phone while supplies last; Sept. 2 deadline does not apply to these tests. 

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) just released the final component of the State Policy Roadmap for Family Caregivers. The goal of this publication is to provide a guide for state officials to better understand the state policy landscape for supporting family caregivers, and to identify opportunities for innovation in their states.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and partners from across the federal government jointly developed two new resources to help expand opportunities for competitive, integrated employment (CIE) for people with disabilities. CIE – jobs alongside coworkers with and without disabilities, in integrated settings in the community, at competitive wages, and with opportunities for advancement – is a critical part of community living. 

ACL has awarded three new grants under the Lifespan Respite Care Program for FY 2022. Lifespan respite care programs are coordinated state systems of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of people of all ages with special needs. Such programs reduce duplication of effort and assist in the development of respite care infrastructure at the state and local levels.

Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delivered two major reports to President Biden, in response to his April 5, 2022, Memorandum on Addressing the Long-Term Effects of COVID-⁠19: The Services and Supports for Longer-Term Impacts of COVID-19 Report (Services Report) and The National Research Action Plan on Long COVID (the Research Plan).

ACL recently awarded cooperative agreements aimed at validating successful and innovative senior nutrition program models, including those created during COVID-19. Three community research grants, totaling $1,449,618 in FY22 awards, will focus on sustaining congregate and home-delivered meal programs as well as delivering impactful nutrition education.