[Federal Register: February 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 30)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging
[Program Announcement No. AoA-98-2]

 
Fiscal Year 1998 Program Announcement; Availability of Funds and 
Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of funds and request for 
applications to carry out the functions of a National Center on Elder 
Abuse.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging announces that it will hold a 
cooperative agreement/grant award competition under this program 
announcement for a National Center on Elder Abuse. The deadline date 
for the submission of applications is April 20, 1998. Public and/or 
nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions are eligible to 
apply under this program announcement. To be considered for funding, 
however, Center applicants must demonstrate a proven track record of 
expert knowledge concerning the operation and organization of elder 
abuse programs at national, state, and local levels, as well as the 
requisite organizational capacity to carry out the activities of the 
Center on a national scale.
    Application kits are available by writing to the Department of 
Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging, Office of Elder 
Rights Protection, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 4254, 
Washington, DC 20201, or by calling 202/619-2044.
Jeanette C. Takamura,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 98-3693 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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