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2013Jim Whitehead Joins ACL as the Director of NIDILRR**April 1, 2019**ACL is pleased to announce that Jim Whitehead has been appointed to serve as the director of the
    Request for Information on 2016 National Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State Adult Protective Services (APS) Systems**March 28, 2019**A new Request for Information (RFI) from the Administration on Aging (AoA) Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services (OEJAPS) at ACL has been released to obtain input from stakeholders on updates to the
    Call for Nominations Extended: Person-Center Planning Panel**March 27, 2019**Update:
The call for nominations deadline has been extended to Monday, April 1, 2019 at 6 pm ET.
 
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    Happy National Assistive Technology Awareness Day!**March 27, 2019**Earlier this month, the United States Senate unanimously adopted a resolution declaring today National Assistive Technology Awareness Day.
    Research Funding Opportunity on Employment of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities**March 26, 2019**The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Researc
    News from CMS: Updated Guidance on Home and Community-Based Services Regulation**March 25, 2019**The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued updated guidance to State Medicaid Directors on implementing activities associated with the home and community-based services (HCBS) regulation. This guidance, issued as a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs), provides clarification on the “heightened scrutiny” process, which allows states to provide evidence to CMS demonstrating that a setting does not have the qualities of an institution, but does have the qualities of a home and community-based setting.
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    New Funding Opportunity: Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services**March 25, 2019**ACL recently released a new funding opportunity for the aging services network.  This opportunity supports systematic testing and
    Issue Brief: Socially Vulnerable Older Adults & Medical-Legal Partnerships**March 21, 2019**A new issue brief from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnerships at the George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health describes the pressing legal needs facing older adults, and ways that partnerships between clinical settings and legal assistance providers can address social determinants of health, preserve independen
    CFPB Webinar: Suspicious Activity Reports and Elder Financial Exploitation**March 20, 2019**Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT
    SAMHSA Webinar: Improving Opioid Misuse Prevention Literacy Between Older Adults and Health Care Providers**March 20, 2019**Thursday, March 28, 2019, 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET
  
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