(1) Supportive and Nutrition Services for Older Indian Persons - Passamaquoddy Tribe, Perry, Maine; (2) Supportive and Nutrition Services to Older Indian Persons -San Carlos Apache Tribe; (3) Supportive and Nutrition Services to Older Indian Persons - Yakima Indian Nation; (4) Supportive and Nutrition Services to Older Indian Persons - St.
Croix Tribal Council, Wisconsin; (5) Supportive and Nutrition Services to Older Indians - Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially to those who are least able to help themselves.
In fiscal year 2007, grants were awarded to 243 tribal organizations and two Native Hawaiian Organizations for nutrition and supportive services to Native American, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian elders. A similar number of grants are expected to be awarded in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Funds are available through grants to eligible Indian Tribal Organizations for services comparable to those provided under Title III.
Services must include nutrition services and information and referral, and may include transportation and other services authorized under Title III.
Funds may be used for staffing senior centers.
Indian Tribes receive funds based on a formula that considers the number of eligible elder Indians sixty years of age or older represented by the tribal organizations with population ranges from 50-100, 101-200, 201-300, 301-400, 401-500, 501 to 1,500, and 1,501+.
Grants also are available to private or nonprofit organizations having the capacity to provide services to older Native Hawaiians.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Tribal organizations of Indian tribes eligible for assistance under Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b), and public or nonprofit private organizations which serve Native Hawaiian Elders, which represent at least 50 Indians or Hawaiians 60 years of age or older.
Applicants must demonstrate that they have the ability to deliver supportive and nutrition services.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Indians who are 60 years of age and older, and in the case of nutrition services, their spouses. Tribes also have the authority to define Indians under 60 years of age as "older Indian" making them eligible for services.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicable costs and administrative procedures will be determined in accordance with Part 92 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
None.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
In order to receive a grant, the eligible tribal organization, or for Native Hawaiians, the nonprofit private organization serving Native Hawaiians, must submit an application in accordance with instructions published in the Federal Register by the Administration on Aging.
Award Procedures
Notification of award will be issued to the grantee.
Deadlines
Established when grant application instructions are issued in the Federal Register. Contact Headquarters Office for further information.
Authorization
Older Americans Act of 1965, Public Law 89-73, as amended; Title VI, Public Law 95-478, 92 Stat. 1513; Public Law 97-115, 95 Stat. 1595; Public Law 98-459, 98 Stat. 1767; Public Law 100-175, 42 U.S.C. 3057; Public Law 100-628; Public Law 102-375; Public Law 106-501.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Usually within 30 to 60 days.
Appeals
Appeals are processed in accordance with Administration on Aging regulations in 45 CFR 1326 and 1328.
Renewals
Renewals within the grant period are based on satisfactory performance during the prior year, and the availability of funds.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Although the agency maintains discretion in determining when and how many awards will be made under Title VI, a population based formula application process will be used to actually award funds. The formula is based on the number of elders a tribal organization represents who are 60 years of age or older. The minimum number is 50 elderly Indians or Native Hawaiians. Currently, fund formula categories are: population 50-100: Band 1; population 101-200: Band 2; population 201-300: Band 3; population 301-400: Band 4; population 401-500: Band 5; population 501-1500: Band 6: population 1,500+ Bank 7. There is no matching required.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Funds for grants are awarded for no less than a 12-month period.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Annual program and financial reports are required of grantees.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of State and Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in OMB Circular No. A-133.
Records
Records must be maintained for 3 years after submission of the final expenditure report.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0142-0-1-506.
Obigations
(Grants) Parts A and B: FY 07 est $26,134,020; FY 08 est $26,134,000; and FY 09 est $26,134,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Grants to Indian Tribes, Part A range from $72,740 to $178,703; average $98,813. Grants to Native Hawaiians, Part B range from $93,720 to $1,689,630; average $891,675.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
45 CFR 1328. Guidelines are issued by the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Regional Administrator, Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services Regional Offices (See Appendix IV of the Catalog).
Headquarters Office
Dr. Yvonne Jackson, Director, Office of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs, Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201; Telephone: (202) 357-3501. E-mail: Yvonne.Jackson@aoa.hhs.gov. Use the same number for FTS.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Awards are made based upon the extent to which the project meets the requirements of the law and regulations.
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