AGENCY:
Administration on Aging, HHS.
ACTION:
Announcement of availability of funds and request for applications to establish, or expand and improve, Statewide Senior Legal Hotlines whose purpose is to advance the quality and accessibility of the legal assistance provided to older people.
SUMMARY:
The Administration on Aging announces that under this program announcement it will hold a competition for grant awards for four (4) to five (5) projects that establish, or expand and improve, Statewide Senior Legal Hotlines aimed at advancing the quality and accessibility of the legal assistance provided to older people.
The deadline date for the submission of applications is June 16, 2000. Eligibility for grant awards is limited to public and/or nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions experienced in providing legal assistance to older persons.
Application kits are available by writing to the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Program Development, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4264, Washington, DC 20201, or by calling 202/619-2987.
Dated: April 12, 2000.
Jeanette C. Takamura,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 00-9643 Filed 4-17-00; 8:45 am]
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