OpportunityTitle: National Ombudsman Resource Center
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Description: 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&#8217; Offices of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, including local ombudsmen, in every State, Territory, and the District of Columbia. 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&#8217; 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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Louise Ryan &lt;br/&gt;Louise.Ryan@acl.hhs.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.