ACL Awards ADPI-Dementia Capability in Indian Country Cooperative Agreement

ACL’s Office of Network Advancement (ONA) is announcing 12 new awards for the 2021 No Wrong Door Community Infrastructure Grants: Scaling Network Lead Entities funding opportunity. The project period is September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2023 and awards a total of $3,484,852.

Presented in partnership by the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

ACL recently awarded more than $85.4 million in American Rescue Plan funding for 55 state and territorial Adult Protective Services (APS) programs. APS programs will use the funding to provide emergency housing and other wrap-around services to empower clients to recover from maltreatment. The funding will also help programs in address other critical areas including information technology, training, partnerships, staffing, reporting, outreach, and personal protective equipment.

ACL is pleased to announce the recent award of the 2021 National Falls Prevention Resource Center to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), Inc. The cooperative agreement awarded an anticipated $5 million during the five-year project period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2026.

Applications Due October 14

In this Policy Round Up, we’re bringing you: Input needed: New public charge rule New CMS vaccination guidance for ICF/IIDs Update to SSA policy: Exclusion of COVID benefits from income for determining SSI eligibility Input needed: Proposed HCBS quality measures

A guest blog post for Suicide Prevention Month. Contributors: Laura Shannonhouse, Afroze Shaikh, Matthew Fullen, Hannah Cowart, Jordan Westcott, and Brittany Jones

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