Saturday, April 20, 2024
4/20/2024
The Pension Rights Center proposes to continue its operation of the National Pension Assistance Resource Center, which has two primary goals: to enhance the capabilities of the Administration on Aging's (AoA's) Pension Counseling and Information Projects, and to advance AoA's vision of a nationwide pension assistance network. Objectives of the project will be to: 1) deliver legal training and technical assistance to AoA's pension counseling projects and an extended community of legal services providers; 2) conduct nationwide outreach for the Pension Counseling Program through coordinated media relations and a web-based information and referral application; and 3) manage the sharing and implementation of identified best practices across the AoA pension counseling projects, and track overall program outcomes through field-based data-collection tools and methods. Outcomes will include increased competency and effectiveness for those projects that receive training and technical assistance; increased consumer and advocacy community awareness of, and access to, pension information and assistance services nationwide; and improved operational efficiencies, data collection and reporting practices across the pension counseling projects. Products will include: customized field-based training events and annual training conferences; training materials; case consultations and legal backup services; web-based resources for advocates, including fact sheets, press releases, project brochures and other outreach materials, a nationwide pension information and referral resource for consumers; newspaper and magazine articles, and radio and television appearances; an online pension counseling data-collection and reporting tool; and a pension counseling listserv and other shared-learning resources.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
