Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2008 AOA LA 0807
Apply for HHS 2008 AOA LA 0807
- The Administration on Aging in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Legal Resource Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048 Special Programs for the AgingTitle IVand Title IIDiscretionary Projects.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 20, 2008 and posted on Jun 20, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 4, 2008 See link to full announcement for details.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $825,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $325,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Faith based and community organizations are eligible to apply.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) grant opportunity is a discretionary funding program run by the Administration on Aging (AoA) under Title IV, Section 420 of the Older Americans Act (as amended in 2006). The core purpose is to strengthen the national legal assistance and elder rights system by improving the quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of legal help and protections for older adults. In practical terms, the program is meant to bolster the network of organizations that safeguard older individuals rights, including support for legal services, elder rights advocacy, and related protections that help older people navigate serious legal and life issues.
AoA plans to fund the NLRC through five cooperative agreements that are designed to work together as a single, coordinated National Legal Resource Center rather than five isolated projects. While each award goes to an individual organization, the expectation is active collaboration among awardees so that, collectively, they function as one national center. The anticipated total federal investment across the collaborative group is about $825,000 per year. This structure signals that AoA is looking for coordinated national impact, shared planning, and complementary roles across multiple expert organizations.
Funding is organized across project years with different levels depending on the award option and continuation decisions. For project year one, each project is expected to receive a federal share ranging from $75,000 to $250,000. For years two and three, four of the cooperative agreements may continue at higher federal funding levels, ranging from $150,000 to $325,000 per year, provided that federal funds remain available, performance is satisfactory, and the Assistant Secretary for Aging approves continuation. One of the five awards is intended to be funded for only one year. The overall award ceiling is listed as $325,000 and the floor as $75,000, reflecting the range of possible annual federal support depending on the role and option funded.
Eligible applicants must be national nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) that have demonstrated experience delivering nationwide support and technical assistance. The program is specifically oriented toward organizations that can assist and strengthen state and local aging and legal services infrastructures, such as state units on aging, area agencies on aging, legal assistance providers, long term care ombudsmen programs, elder abuse prevention programs, and other entities focused on older adults legal rights. Faith-based and community nonprofits are explicitly eligible as long as they meet the national nonprofit and experience requirements.
Applicants can apply under one or more funding options described in the full announcement, but AoA states a preference for making awards to five separate organizations, with each organization taking responsibility for one of the five options. A key requirement is that the primary applicant must have direct, in-house expertise to carry out the main and supporting activities for its option, unless the option explicitly allows subgrants or subcontracts for particular tasks. This emphasis suggests AoA wants the funded organizations themselves to be the national experts and doers, not simply pass-through administrators.
Applications are competitively reviewed and scored using criteria laid out in the announcement, with particular attention to how well the applicant demonstrates comprehensive expertise in both aging and legal services networks and how convincingly it shows national-level capacity to deliver the required activities. In other words, applicants need to show a strong track record and the organizational infrastructure to operate at scale, provide meaningful technical assistance, and contribute to a coordinated national resource center that improves legal assistance and elder rights protections.
Cost sharing is required. Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of total program costs through non-federal cash or allowable in-kind contributions. This means applicants should be prepared to document committed matching resources and show how those resources will support the project work.
Key administrative details include that this is a cooperative agreement (which typically involves substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant), with an expected five awards under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects). The opportunity was posted June 20, 2008, with an application closing date of August 4, 2008, and an archive date of September 3, 2008. The funding opportunity number is HHS-2008-AOA-LA-0807, and questions or access issues were directed to the listed contact, Omar Valverde (omar.valverde@aoa.gov).
National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) Grant Opportunity (HHS-2008-AOA-LA-0807) - FAQs
1) What is the National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) grant?
The NLRC grant is a discretionary funding program administered by the Administration on Aging (AoA) under Title IV, Section 420 of the Older Americans Act (as amended in 2006). Its purpose is to strengthen the national legal assistance and elder rights system by improving the quality, cost effectiveness, and accessibility of legal help and protections for older adults.
2) What is AoA trying to accomplish with this program?
The program is intended to bolster and coordinate the network of organizations that safeguard older individuals rights. It supports legal services, elder rights advocacy, and related protections that help older people navigate serious legal and life issues, with an emphasis on national impact and strengthened state and local systems.
3) Is this a standard grant or a cooperative agreement?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means there is substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant.
4) How many awards does AoA expect to make?
AoA expects to make five awards.
5) Are the five awards separate projects, or do they operate together?
The five cooperative agreements are designed to function together as a single, coordinated National Legal Resource Center rather than five isolated projects. While each award is made to an individual organization, AoA expects active collaboration among awardees so they collectively operate as one national center.
6) What is the anticipated total federal funding across all awards?
The anticipated total federal investment across the collaborative group is about $825,000 per year.
7) How much funding can a single project receive in year one?
For project year one, each project is expected to receive a federal share ranging from $75,000 to $250,000.
8) What funding is available in years two and three?
For years two and three, four of the cooperative agreements may continue at higher federal funding levels, ranging from $150,000 to $325,000 per year. Continuation depends on the availability of federal funds, satisfactory performance, and approval by the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
9) Will all five awards be funded for multiple years?
No. One of the five awards is intended to be funded for only one year. The other four may be continued into years two and three if continuation conditions are met.
10) What are the overall award ceiling and floor?
The overall annual award ceiling is $325,000 and the floor is $75,000, reflecting the range of possible annual federal support depending on the funded role/option and continuation decisions.
11) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants must be national nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education, and must have demonstrated experience delivering nationwide support and technical assistance.
12) Are colleges or universities eligible to apply?
No. Institutions of higher education are excluded from eligibility under this opportunity.
13) Are faith-based nonprofits eligible?
Yes. Faith-based and community nonprofits are explicitly eligible as long as they meet the national nonprofit 501(c)(3) requirement (and are not institutions of higher education) and have the required nationwide support and technical assistance experience.
14) What kind of experience does AoA expect applicants to demonstrate?
Applicants are expected to demonstrate nationwide capacity and experience providing support and technical assistance, particularly in ways that strengthen state and local aging and legal services infrastructures. The opportunity emphasizes comprehensive expertise across both aging and legal services networks.
15) What systems and partners is the NLRC meant to support?
The program is oriented toward organizations that can assist and strengthen state and local aging and legal services infrastructures, including (but not limited to) state units on aging, area agencies on aging, legal assistance providers, long term care ombudsmen programs, elder abuse prevention programs, and other entities focused on older adults legal rights.
16) Can an organization apply for more than one funding option?
Yes. Applicants can apply under one or more funding options described in the full announcement.
17) Does AoA prefer one organization to handle multiple options, or separate organizations for each option?
AoA states a preference for making awards to five separate organizations, with each organization taking responsibility for one of the five options.
18) What does AoA require regarding in-house expertise?
A key requirement is that the primary applicant must have direct, in-house expertise to carry out the main and supporting activities for its option, unless the option explicitly allows subgrants or subcontracts for specific tasks. This indicates AoA expects awardees to be the national experts and implementers for their option, not primarily pass-through administrators.
19) How are applications reviewed?
Applications are competitively reviewed and scored using criteria specified in the announcement. Review attention is focused on the applicant's demonstrated comprehensive expertise in aging and legal services networks and the strength of its national-level capacity to deliver required activities and contribute to a coordinated national resource center.
20) Is cost sharing (matching) required?
Yes. Grantees must provide at least 25 percent of total program costs through non-federal cash or allowable in-kind contributions.
21) What does a 25 percent match mean for applicants?
It means applicants should be prepared to document and commit matching resources equal to at least 25 percent of the total program cost, and to show how those non-federal cash or allowable in-kind contributions will support the project.
22) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV and Title II Discretionary Projects).
23) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS-2008-AOA-LA-0807.
24) When was this opportunity posted and when were applications due?
The opportunity was posted on June 20, 2008. The application closing date was August 4, 2008.
25) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date listed is September 3, 2008.
26) Who was the listed contact for questions or access issues?
Questions or access issues were directed to Omar Valverde at omar.valverde@aoa.gov.
27) What does it mean that the NLRC is intended to be a single coordinated center?
It means awardees are expected to collaborate actively and align their work so the five cooperative agreements collectively function as one national resource center, with shared planning and complementary roles rather than independent, disconnected projects.
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