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federal financial reports and annual 

program reports related to the activities 

performed. 

iii. The State Ombudsman will 

determine the use of the funds in 

accordance with the federal 

Ombudsman rule at 45 CFR 1324.13(f) 

and the State Agency on Aging will 

assure that the funds are used consistent 

with the Ombudsman’s determination 

and the plan submitted in response to 

this Notice. 

5. Unique Entry ID Number: All grant 

applicants must obtain and keep current 

a Unique Entity ID (UEI). On April 4, 

2022, the unique entity identifier used 

across the federal government changed 

from the DUNS Number to the Unique 

Entity ID (generated by SAM.gov). The 

Unique Entity ID is a 12-character 

alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity 

by SAM.gov. The UEI is viewable in 

your SAM.gov entity registration record. 

6. Intergovernmental Review: 

Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these 

grant applications. 

IV. Submission Information 

1. Plans and cover letters should be 

addressed to Alison Barkoff, Acting 

Administrator/Assistant Secretary for 

Aging, Administration for Community 

Living, 330 C Street SW, Washington, 

DC 20201. 

Plans and cover letters should be 

submitted electronically via email to 

Beverley Laubert, National Ombudsman 

Program Coordinator at 

Beverley.Laubert@acl.hhs.gov. 

2. Submission Dates and Times: To 

receive consideration, plans and cover 

letters must be submitted by June 24, 

2022 via email and have an electronic 

time stamp indicating the date and time 

submitted. 

Dated: May 19, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary 

for Aging. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Availability of Program Application 

Instructions for Adult Protective 

Services Funding 

Title: American Rescue Plan Act of 

2021: Grants to Enhance Adult 

Protective Services (FY 2022). 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Statutory Authority: The statutory 

authority for grants under this program 

announcement is contained in the Elder 

Justice Act Section 2042(b) of Title XX 

of the Social Security Act [Pub. L. 74– 

271] [As Amended Through Pub. L. 

115–123, Enacted February 9, 2018] as 

referenced in Section 9301of the 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. 

L. 117–2). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.747. 

Dates: The deadline date for the 

submission of the American Rescue 

Plan Act of 2021: Grants to Enhance 

Adult Protective Services FY 2022 

Letter of Assurance is 11:59 p.m. EST 

June 24, 2022. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The Administration for Community 

Living (ACL) is establishing the 

‘‘American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: 

Grants to Enhance Adult Protective 

Services FY 2022’’ funding opportunity 

in accordance with Section 2042(b) of 

Subtitle B of Title XX of the Social 

Security Act, otherwise known as the 

Elder Justice Act (EJA) as authorized 

and funded through the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117– 

2). In accordance with these statutes, the 

purpose of this opportunity is to 

enhance and improve adult protective 

services provided by states and local 

units of government. 

Funds awarded under this 

opportunity will provide Adult 

Protective Services (APS) programs in 

the states and territories with resources 

to enhance, improve, and expand the 

ability of APS to investigate allegations 

of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 

Examples of activities consistent with 

the purposes of the statute include: 

• Establishing or enhancing the 

availability for elder shelters and other 

emergency, short-term housing and 

accompanying ‘‘wrap-around’’ services 

for APS clients; 

• Establishing, expanding, or 

enhancing state-wide and local-level 

elder justice networks for the purpose of 

removing bureaucratic obstacles and 

improving coordination across the many 

state and local agencies interacting with 

APS clients who have experienced 

abuse, neglect, or exploitation; 

• Working with tribal adult protective 

services efforts, such as conducting 

demonstrations on state-Tribal APS 

partnerships to better serve tribal elders 

who experience abuse, neglect, and 

exploitation, partnering with Tribes 

within the state to include tribal elder 

abuse data in the state’s National Adult 

Maltreatment Reporting System 

(NAMRS) reporting, and undertaking 

demonstrations to better understand 

elder abuse experienced by tribal 

individuals living in non-tribal 

communities and served by state APS 

programs; 

• Improving or enhancing existing 

APS processes for receiving reports, 

conducting intakes and investigations, 

planning/providing for services, making 

case determinations, documenting and 

closing cases, and continuous quality 

improvement; 

• Improving and supporting remote 

work, such as the purchase of 

communications and technology 

hardware, software, or infrastructure in 

order to provide adult protective 

services; 

• Improving data collection and 

reporting at the case worker, local-, and 

state-levels in a manner that is 

consistent with the National Adult 

Maltreatment Reporting System 

(NAMRS); 

• Costs associated with establishing 

new, or improving existing processes for 

responding to alleged scams and frauds; 

• Costs associated with community 

outreach; 

• Costs associated with providing 

goods and services to APS clients; 

• Acquiring personal protection 

equipment and supplies; 

• Paying for extended hours/overtime for staff, hiring temporary staff, and 

associated personnel costs; 

• Training costs; 

• Costs associated with assisting APS 

clients secure the least restrictive option 

for emergency or alternative housing, 

and with obtaining, providing, or 

coordinating with care transitions as 

appropriate. 

Awards authorized under the EJA 

Section 2042(b) shall be provided to the 

agency or unit of state government 

having the legal responsibility for 

providing adult protective services 

within the state. Funding under this 

opportunity may be used to serve any 

APS client who meets their state’s 

statutory or regulatory criteria for client 

eligibility for APS services in the state. 

This funding must supplement and not 

supplant existing funding for APS 

provided by states and local units of 

government. Additionally, award 

recipients will be required to submit 

semi-annual federal financial reports 

and annual program reports related to 

the activities performed. 

II. Award Information 

A. Eligible Entity 

The eligible entity for these awards is 

the agency or unit of state government 

legally responsible for providing adult 

protective services in each state and 

territory (EJA Section 2042(b)(3)(B)). 


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B. Funding Instrument Type 

These awards will be made in the 

form of formula grants to the agencies 

and units of state government with the 

legal responsibility to provide adult 

protective services. 

C. Anticipated Total Funding per 

Budget Period 

Under this program announcement, 

ACL intends to make grant awards to 

each state, territory, and the District of 

Columbia. Funding will be distributed 

through the formula identified in 

Section 2042(b) of the Elder Justice Act. 

The amounts allocated are based upon 

the proportion of elders living in each 

state and territory, as defined in statute, 

and will be distributed based on the 

formula. There are no cost-sharing nor 

match requirements. 

Awards made under this 

announcement have an estimated start 

date of August 1, 2022 and an estimated 

end date of September 30, 2024. The 

total available funding for this 

opportunity is $163,646,000. Below are 

the projected award amounts: 

State/ 

territory 

Projected 

amount 

Alabama ...................................... $2,382,193 

Alaska ......................................... 1,227,345 

Arizona ........................................ 3,616,372 

Arkansas ..................................... 1,443,035 

California ..................................... 16,437,221 

Colorado ..................................... 2,439,994 

Connecticut ................................. 1,776,855 

Delaware ..................................... 1,227,345 

Dist. of Columbia ........................ 244,720 

Florida ......................................... 12,087,354 

Georgia ....................................... 4,377,839 

Hawaii ......................................... 1,227,345 

Idaho ........................................... 1,227,345 

Illinois .......................................... 5,750,992 

Indiana ........................................ 3,070,139 

Iowa ............................................ 1,535,026 

Kansas ........................................ 1,334,740 

Kentucky ..................................... 2,112,929 

Louisiana .................................... 2,109,473 

Maine .......................................... 1,227,345 

Maryland ..................................... 2,740,164 

Massachusetts ............................ 3,289,234 

Michigan ..................................... 4,977,667 

Minnesota ................................... 2,622,975 

Mississippi .................................. 1,369,378 

Missouri ...................................... 2,979,772 

Montana ...................................... 1,227,345 

Nebraska .................................... 1,227,345 

Nevada ....................................... 1,409,017 

New Hampshire .......................... 1,227,345 

New Jersey ................................. 4,168,871 

New Mexico ................................ 1,227,345 

New York .................................... 9,195,346 

North Carolina ............................ 4,937,892 

North Dakota .............................. 1,227,345 

Ohio ............................................ 5,750,910 

Oklahoma ................................... 1,780,936 

Oregon ........................................ 2,107,701 

Pennsylvania .............................. 6,646,693 

Rhode Island .............................. 1,227,345 

South Carolina ............................ 2,627,163 

State/ 

territory 

Projected 

amount 

South Dakota .............................. 1,227,345 

Tennessee .................................. 3,221,883 

Texas .......................................... 10,846,822 

Utah ............................................ 1,227,345 

Vermont ...................................... 1,227,345 

Virginia ........................................ 3,850,700 

Washington ................................. 3,421,084 

West Virginia .............................. 1,227,345 

Wisconsin ................................... 2,888,644 

Wyoming ..................................... 1,227,345 

American Samoa ........................ 163,646 

Guam .......................................... 163,646 

Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands ....................... 163,646 

Puerto Rico ................................. 1,802,162 

Virgin Islands .............................. 163,646 

III. Submission Requirements 

A. Letter of Assurance 

A Letter of Assurance is required to be 

submitted by the eligible entity in order 

to receive an award. The Letter of 

Assurance must include the following: 

1. Assurance that the award recipient 

is the agency or unit of state government 

legally responsible for providing adult 

protective services in each state and 

territory. 

2. Assurance that funds will 

supplement and not supplant existing 

APS funding. 

3. Select one of the following: 

a. Assurance that the award 

recipient’s previously submitted and 

approved 3–5 year operational plan for 

improving and enhancing their APS 

system at the state and local level 

remains accurate, and that they intend 

to follow that plan in expending their 

FY 2022 grant funds; OR 

b. Assurance that the award recipient 

has included an initial spend plan for 

the FY 2022 funds and will provide an 

updated 3–5 operational plan within 90 

days of award. 

4. Assurance that funds will be spent 

in ways consistent with the Elder Justice 

Act Section 2042(b); Section 9301 of the 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; and 

guidance provided by ACL, including 

the examples of activities consistent 

with the purposes of the authorizing 

legislation contained in the Federal 

Register Notice: 

• Establishing or enhancing the 

availability for elder shelters and other 

emergency, short-term housing and 

accompanying ‘‘wrap-around’’ services; 

• Establishing, expanding, or 

enhancing state-wide and local-level 

elder justice networks; 

• Working with tribal adult protective 

services efforts; 

• Improving or enhancing existing 

APS processes; 

• Improving and supporting remote 

work; 

• Improving data collection and 

reporting at the case worker, local-, and 

state-levels in a manner that is 

consistent with the National Adult 

Maltreatment Reporting System; 

• Establishing new, or improving 

existing processes for responding to 

alleged scams and frauds; 

• Community outreach; 

• Providing goods and services to 

APS clients; 

• Acquiring personal protection 

equipment and supplies; 

• Paying for extended hours/overtime for staff, hiring temporary staff, and 

associated personnel costs; 

• Training; 

• Assisting APS clients secure the 

least restrictive option for emergency or 

alternative housing, and with obtaining, 

providing, or coordinating with care 

transitions as appropriate. 

5. Assurance to provide semi-annual 

federal financial reports and annual 

program reports related to the activities 

performed. 

B. Initial Spend Plan 

An Initial Spend Plan is required only 

if the previously submitted and 

approved 3–5 year operational plan 

needs to be updated. The Initial Spend 

Plan should outline how the state/ 

territory intends to spend their FY 2022 

allotment in response to the needs and 

challenges to their APS program. The 

plan should be consistent with the 

purpose of the authorizing legislation 

and the description and examples 

outlined above. The Initial Spend Plan 

submitted in response to this 

opportunity is considered a preliminary 

framework for how the state/territory 

will plan to spend these funds. The 

Initial Spend Plan should have the 

following format: 3–5 pages in length, 

double-spaced, with 12pt font and 1′′ 

margins, with a layout of 8.5′′ x 11′′ 

paper. 

C. Unique Entity ID Number 

All grant applicants must obtain and 

keep current a Unique Entity ID (UEI). 

On April 4, 2022, the unique entity 

identifier used across the federal 

government changed from the DUNS 

Number to the Unique Entity ID 

(generated by SAM.gov). The Unique 

Entity ID is a 12-character alphanumeric 

ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. 

The UEI is viewable in your SAM.gov 

entity registration record. 

D. Intergovernmental Review 

Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs, is not applicable to these 

grant applications. 


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IV. Submission Information 

A. Submission Process 

To receive funding, eligible entities 

must provide a Letter of Assurance and 

an Initial Spend Plan (if applicable) 

containing all the information outlined 

in Section III A. & B. above. 

Materials should be addressed to: 

Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator 

and Assistant Secretary for Aging, 

Administration for Community Living, 

330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 

20201. 

Letters of Assurance and the Initial 

Spend Plan should be submitted 

electronically via email to aps@

acl.hhs.gov. 

B. Submission Dates and Times 

To receive consideration, Letters of 

Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan 

must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern 

Time on EST June 24, 2022, Letters of 

Assurance and the Initial Spend Plan 

should be submitted electronically via 

email to aps@acl.hhs.gov and have an 

electronic time stamp indicating the 

date/time submitted. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

A. Programmatic Issues/Questions 

Direct programmatic inquiries to: 

Elizabeth Petruy, Email: 

elizabeth.petruy@acl.hhs.gov, Phone: 

202.260.0868. 

B. Submission Issues/Questions 

Direct inquiries regarding submission 

of applications to aps@acl.hhs.gov. ACL 

will provide a response within 2 

business days. 

Dated: May 19, 2022. 

Alison Barkoff, 

Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary 

for Aging. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection: Public 

Comment Request Bureau of Health 

Workforce Program Specific Form; 

OMB No. 0915–XXXX–New 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement for opportunity for public 

comment on proposed data collection 

projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, HRSA announces plans to 

submit an Information Collection 

Request (ICR), described below, to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to 

OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 

public regarding the burden estimate, 

below, or any other aspect of the ICR. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than July 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

paperwork@hrsa.gov or by mail to the 

HRSA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and draft 

instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov 

or call Samantha Miller, the acting 

HRSA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer at (301) 443–9094. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 

submitting comments or requesting 

information, please include the 

information collection request title for 

reference. 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) 

Program Specific Form OMB No. 0915– 

XXXX–New 

Abstract: HRSA seeks to collect 

disparity related data on two forms, the 

Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) 

Program Specific Form and the 

Scholarships for Disadvantaged 

Students (SDS) Application Program 

Specific Form. This clearance request is 

for approval of both forms. The SDS 

Application Program Specific Form is 

currently approved under OMB 

Approval No. 0915–0149 with the 

expiration date of November 30, 2022. 

For programmatic efficiency, HRSA is 

consolidating this previous separate ICR 

with this new ICR and will be 

discontinuing OMB No. 0915—0149. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: Currently, disparity related 

data is not uniformly collected from 

applicants across all BHW programs. 

Historically, only the SDS Program 

collects disparity related data from 

applicants. In addition to the SDS data, 

HRSA seeks to obtain general 

demographic data for its other health 

workforce programs to assess the 

experience and performance of 

applicants in strengthening the health 

workforce and the populations in which 

they serve. Examples of this data 

include but are not limited to: 

• Demographic Information: 

Students/trainees gender, race, and 

ethnicity; 

• Class Enrollment Information: 

Student/trainees from disadvantaged 

backgrounds; and 

• Graduate Service Information: 

Graduates or program completers 

serving in Medically Underserved 

Communities, rural communities and in 

primary care. 

Collecting disparity related data from 

BHW applicants will close an important 

data gap. 

The Public Health Service Act 

authorizes the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (Secretary) to collect 

data for workforce information and 

analysis activities for BHW’s Title VII 

and VIII programs in sections 799(c) and 

806(b) and (f) (42 U.S.C. 295o–1(c); 42 

U.S.C 296e(b) and (f)). The Public 

Health Service Act section 799(c) 

specifically authorizes the Secretary to 

ensure that such data collection takes 

into account age, sex, race, and ethnicity 

and sections 806(b) and (f) specifically 

provides the Secretary with authority to 

collect information and carry out 

workforce analytical activities. 

Collecting these data in the HRSA 

Electronic Handbook will help grant 

reviewers, policy makers, and HRSA 

staff make decisions that promote the 

health equity mission of the 

Department. 

The SDS Application Program 

Specific Form seeks to assist HRSA in 

assessing applicants for the SDS 

Program, which makes grant awards to 

eligible schools to provide scholarships 

to full-time, financially needy students 

from disadvantaged backgrounds 

enrolled in health professions programs. 

To qualify for participation in the SDS 

program, a school must be carrying out 

a program for recruiting and retaining 

students from disadvantaged 

backgrounds, including students who 

are members of racial and ethnic 

minority groups, as required by section 

737(d)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service 

Act (42 U.S.C 293a(d)(1)(B)). To meet 

this requirement, a school must provide 

data via the SDS Application Program 

Specific Form that at least 20 percent of 

the school’s full-time enrolled students 

and graduates are from a disadvantaged 

background. 

The SDS Application Program 

Specific form previously approved 

under OMB Control No. 0915–0149 does 

not include substantive changes. Both 

forms will be used to collect 3 years of 

student and participant data from BHW 

program applicants only. 

Likely Respondents: Respondents vary 

by the specific program and are 

determined by each program’s 

eligibility, to include but are not limited 

to the following: Accredited schools of 


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