Tuesday, May 7, 2024
5/7/2024
The ABA Fund for Justice and Education is the grantee for this three year National Legal Assistance and Elder Rights (NLAER) Project. The goal is to enhance State (SUA) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) capacity to support elder rights and improve the quality and accessibility of legal assistance for vulnerable elders and limited-English speakers. The objectives are: 1) to identify issues and resources and provide a forum for consultations; 2) to enhance elder rights using education and training; 3) to provide assistance on substantive legal and ethical issues; 4) to support legal assistance and elder rights advocacy systems. The anticipated outcomes of this NLAER project are: 1) State and Area Agencies, Title IIIB (Older American Act) attorneys, private attorneys and state bar associates will have improved their knowledge and awareness of legal issues and resources affecting older persons; 2) Legal Assistance Developers, State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen, and bar section and committee chairs will have received legal publications; 3) consumers will have benefited from materials and technical assistance to advocates by retaining housing, preserving health or financial decision-making authority, receiving benefits to which they are entitled, and avoiding scams. The products of this NLAER program are a final report, bulletins, publications, fact sheets, consumer's tool kits, brochures (Spanish), and articles.
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).
