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The Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act of 2021 provided ACL $275 million to be allotted to
three categories:
- $168
million for Nutrition Services under the authority of Title III-C-2
of the Older Americans Act;
- $7
million for Native American Nutrition and Supportive Services under
the authority of Title VI, Parts A&B of the Older Americans Act;
and
- $100
million in first-time direct funding for Elder Justice
Activities/Adult Protective Services under the authorities of the
Elder Justice Act.
These funds will allow ACL, States, Territories, and Tribes
additional abilities to offer supports aligned with the goals of
enhancing community living during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This week, ACL awarded the $175 million for Nutrition
Services and Native American Nutrition and Supportive Services to enhance
ongoing community efforts begun with the support of previous COVID-19
supplemental appropriations. Tables showing this week’s nutrition awards will
be available on 1 February 2021 at acl.gov/about-acl/budget.
ACL is thrilled to make available this first-time funding
under the Elder Justice Act in the following manner:
- $93,880,000
to States for enhancing Adult Protective Services (APS) as
authorized in Section 2042(b) of the Social Security Act. Because
ACL has not previously awarded formula grants to all State APS
offices, ACL is publishing a Federal Register announcement
describing the amount of funding available to each State based on
the formula in the statute and is requiring a Letter of Assurance
and Initial Plan from States outlining their proposed activities to
prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19. Details of this
process can be reviewed in the Federal Register announcement.
- $4,000,000
for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program authorized in Section
2043(a)(1)(A). Because these awards are to existing awardees (State
Units on Aging under Title VII of the Older Americans Act), ACL used
the same allocation formula as previous COVID-19 supplemental awards
to determine the amount to be made available to each State.
Similarly, States will need to respond with a Letter of Assurance
indicating the activities they will conduct. Details for accessing
these funds can be found in the Federal Register announcement.
- In
addition, to support APS agencies, ACL will be establishing a
National Training Center for Adult Protective Services as authorized
under Section 2042(a)(1(C)&(E). We will be publishing a funding
opportunity announcement (FOA) to receive applications, in the
coming months.
Public inspection of the Federal Register Documents is
currently available through 31 January 2021 for both the Program Application Instructions for Adult
Protective Services Funding and the Program Application Instructions for Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program Funds. On 1 February 2021 you can find the
published documents by searching federalregister.gov for “Program
Application Instructions for Adult Protective Services Funding” (Document
number 2021-02091) and “Program Application Instructions for Long-Term
Care Ombudsman Program Funds” (Document number 2021-02092) or use
“community living” as your search term.
About the Administration for Community Living
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) was created
around the fundamental principle that older adults and people of all ages
with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, with the
people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their
communities.
By funding services and supports provided by networks of
community-based organizations, and with investments in research,
education, and innovation, ACL helps make this principle a reality for
millions of Americans. For more information about ACL’s programs, please
visit ACL.gov.
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