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2013Stimulus Information & Wednesday, April 22, Noon Deadline for Social Security Beneficiaries with Children**April 21, 2020**Non-Filers: Enter Your Information Here for the IRS
    ACL Announces Nearly $1 Billion in CARES Act Grants to Support Older Adults and People with Disabilities in the Community During the COVID-19 Emergency**April 21, 2020**Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing $955 million in grants from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help meet the needs of older adults and people with disabilities as communities implement measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The grants will fund home-delivered meals; care services in the home; respite care and other support to families and caregivers; information about and referral to supports; and more.
    Webinar 4/22: Medicare COVID-19 Coverage Updates**April 20, 2020**Register for the webinar on Wednesday, April 22 at 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET.
    Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Virtual Meeting**April 20, 2020**April 23, 2020 12:00-3:00 PM ET 
ACL is pleased to announce the second meeting of the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG).
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    ACL’s COVID-19 Resources: What’s New**April 20, 2020**Here's what's new on our COVID-19 resou
    Free Webinars Available on Traumatic Brain Injury**April 17, 2020**During the month of April the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is making available one free downloadable webinar every week. 
Here are the webinars they are offering:
    Webinar 4/24: Learn about Peer Support for People with Limb Loss and Limb Difference**April 17, 2020**Register for the webinar on Friday, April 24 a
    Input Needed on Person-Centered Planning Final Draft Report by May 15**April 16, 2020**In 2019 the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requested that the National Quality Forum (NQF) convene a committee of experts with lived and professional experience in long-term services and supports (LTSS), and with the acute/primary/chronic care systems. This Committee aims to provide ACL, CMS, federal and state entities, and the general public with a consensus-based, multistakeholder view of multiple areas of person-centered planning.
    Webinar TOMORROW 4/16: New Opportunities for Community-Based Organizations**April 15, 2020**Register for the webinar
    April 16: FEMA and HHS COVID-19 Teleconference for Civil Rights Stakeholders**April 15, 2020**First teleconference: Tomorrow, April 16, 2020, 3:00pm - 4:00pm ET
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