National Ombudsman Resource Center
AoA will hold a competition for a cooperative agreement to operate the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center.
The cooperative agreement will provide for training, technical assistance and support to the States’ Offices of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, including local ombudsmen, in every State, Territory, and the District of Columbia.
The objective of the National Ombudsman Resource Center is to support credible and effective Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs through the provision of technical assistance and training.The overall Center goals for the new grant cycle will be to:
(1) enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs to enable them to effectively respond to residents’ complaints and represent their interests on both an individual and systemic level; and (2) strengthen this Older Americans Act core program by developing innovative, effective approaches for states to provide Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services to long-term care facility residents.
The cooperative agreement will provide for training, technical assistance and support to the States’ Offices of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, including local ombudsmen, in every State, Territory, and the District of Columbia.
The objective of the National Ombudsman Resource Center is to support credible and effective Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs through the provision of technical assistance and training.The overall Center goals for the new grant cycle will be to:
(1) enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs to enable them to effectively respond to residents’ complaints and represent their interests on both an individual and systemic level; and (2) strengthen this Older Americans Act core program by developing innovative, effective approaches for states to provide Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program services to long-term care facility residents.
Related Programs
Special Programs for the Aging_Title IV_and Title II_Discretionary Projects
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Community Living
Estimated Funding: $516,407
Office: Administration for Community Living
Estimated Funding: $516,407
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx
Contact:
Louise Ryan Louise.Ryan@acl.hhs.gov
Agency Email Description:
Grants Policy
Agency Email:
Louise.Ryan@acl.hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2017-03-09
Application Due Date:
2017-05-08
Archive Date:
2017-06-07
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