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Legal Assistance Enhancement Program Grants

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The Legal Assistance Enhancement Program Grants aim to strengthen elder rights and justice for older adults facing economic and social challenges by funding innovative, high-impact improvements to legal assistance services. These cooperative agreements are designed to expand the quality, accessibility, and availability of legal aid in critical areas affecting older adults, ranging from legal advice to full representation, with a dedicated focus on underserved and marginalized communities. Projects must align with the Administration for Community Living’s core principles by actively addressing systemic inequities and building sustainable, measurable enhancements to the delivery of legal services. Funding under this initiative supports initiatives that create lasting, scalable improvements in how legal assistance is provided to older adults, ensuring services are more responsive to community needs and effectively reach those most in need. The program emphasizes innovation and practical impact, requiring grantees to demonstrate how their efforts will increase access, improve outcomes, and foster resilience within vulnerable elder populations. All activities must be grounded in evidence-based strategies and designed to yield quantifiable results that can be sustained beyond the grant period. Interested applicants can reach out to Sara Planthaber at the Administration for Community Living for further information, with the notice posted on Grants.gov on August 2, 2024.

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Funds innovative legal aid to improve access, equity, and outcomes for underserved older adults through sustainable, measurable services.

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Department Of Health And Human Services → Administration For Community LivingView Agency

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541110 - Offices of LawyersView NAICS

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AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → Administration For Community Living
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Through this funding opportunity ACL intends to fund grants that will enhance and strengthen elder rights and elder justice for older adults with economic and social need. Cooperative agreements awarded under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), the Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP), will identify and execute enhancements and innovations that improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and availability of legal assistance offered to older adults in key areas of significant impact, as specifically delineated in the NOFO. Projects under the LAEP NOFO are required to adhere to the fundamental principles of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), particularly as they apply to addressing inequities and increasing access to legal assistance in underserved communities. Enhancements made through this funding opportunity will support quantifiable and sustainable improvements to the delivery of a full range of legal assistance to older adults, from legal advice to full representation in the areas identified in the forthcoming NOFO.

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