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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Availability of Program Application 

Instructions for Long-Term Care 

Ombudsman Program Funds 

Title: American Rescue Plan (ARP) for 

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 

Programs under Title VII of the OAA— 

Response in Residential Care 

Communities. 

Announcement Type: Initial. 

Statutory Authority: American Rescue 

Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 [Pub. L. 117–2] 

for activities authorized under Title VII 

of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as 

amended through Public Law 116–131, 

enacted March 25, 2020. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.042. 

Dates: The deadline for State 

Agencies on Aging to submit their 

Program Plan for Long-Term Care 

Ombudsman Programs is June 24, 2022. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

The purpose of this funding 

opportunity for State Long-Term Care 

Ombudsman Programs is to enhance 

their capacity to respond to and resolve 

complaints about abuse and neglect, 

especially in board and care facilities 

and similar adult care homes, including 

assisted living facilities. Residents of 

these types of homes are less likely to 

have the benefit of federal oversight or 

regulation or clear requirements for 

preserving and respecting for their 

rights during the COVID–19 public 

health emergency, thus making the 

Ombudsman program presence 

essential. These funds will allow 

Ombudsman programs to develop 

capacity through activities such as 

hiring staff and recruiting and training 

volunteers to conduct visits and 

investigate complaints, develop resident 

and family councils, and provide 

information and assistance and 

education on resident rights and 

prevention of abuse and neglect. 

To be eligible to receive this grant, 

each State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 

and State Agency on Aging must submit 

a co-signed plan as described in Section 

III of this FRN, Eligibility Criteria and 

Other Requirements. The plan will be 

considered an Amendment to the State 

Plan on Aging and must describe the 

State Ombudsman plans for use of these 

supplemental funds. 

ACL seeks plans developed by State 

Ombudsman Programs that describe 

how the Ombudsman program will use 

American Rescue Plan Act funds to 

fulfill the purpose of the funding 

opportunity within the authority of Title 

VII Chapter 2 of the Older Americans 

Act. 

II. Award Information 

1. Funding Instrument Type: These 

grants are mandatory supplemental 

grants, appropriated through the Elder 

Justice Act as amended by the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The State 

Ombudsman will determine the use of 

the funds in accordance with the federal 

Ombudsman rule at 45 CFR 1324.13(f). 

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. 

2. Anticipated Total Priority Area 

Funding: The total available funding for 

this opportunity is $17,910,000. ACL 

intends to make available grant awards 

to State Agencies on Aging for their 

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 

programs. The period of performance for 

these grants, during which grant 

activities must occur, is estimated to 

commence August 1, 2022 and is 

projected to end on September 30, 2025. 

Each State Agency on Aging/State 

Ombudsman is eligible to apply for and 

receive the amount in the table below: 

Alabama ....................................... $269,337 

Alaska ........................................... 89,550 

Arizona ......................................... 411,517 

Arkansas ....................................... 163,153 

California ..................................... 1,858,433 

Colorado ....................................... 275,872 

Connecticut .................................. 200,896 

Delaware ...................................... 89,550 

District of Columbia .................... 89,550 

Florida .......................................... 1,366,626 

Georgia ......................................... 494,969 

Hawaii .......................................... 89,550 

Idaho ............................................ 93,856 

Illinois .......................................... 650,221 

Indiana ......................................... 347,117 

Iowa .............................................. 173,554 

Kansas .......................................... 150,909 

Kentucky ...................................... 238,893 

Louisiana ...................................... 238,502 

Maine ........................................... 89,913 

Maryland ...................................... 309,810 

Massachusetts .............................. 371,889 

Michigan ...................................... 562,787 

Minnesota .................................... 296,560 

Mississippi ................................... 154,825 

Missouri ....................................... 336,900 

Montana ....................................... 89,550 

Nebraska ....................................... 98,634 

Nevada ......................................... 159,307 

New Hampshire ........................... 89,550 

New Jersey ................................... 471,343 

New Mexico ................................. 116,024 

New York ..................................... 1,039,648 

North Carolina ............................. 558,290 

North Dakota ................................ 89,550 

Ohio .............................................. 650,212 

Oklahoma ..................................... 201,357 

Oregon .......................................... 238,302 

Pennsylvania ................................ 751,491 

Rhode Island ................................ 89,550 

South Carolina ............................. 297,034 

South Dakota ............................... 89,550 

Tennessee ..................................... 364,274 

Texas ............................................ 1,226,368 

Utah .............................................. 118,998 

Vermont ....................................... 89,550 

Virginia ........................................ 435,370 

Washington .................................. 386,796 

West Virginia ............................... 112,671 

Wisconsin .................................... 326,597 

Wyoming ...................................... 89,550 

American Samoa .......................... 11,194 

Guam ............................................ 44,775 

Northern Marianas ....................... 11,194 

Puerto Rico .................................. 203,757 

Virgin Islands ............................... 44,775 

III. Eligibility Criteria and Other 

Requirements 

1. Eligible entities for this award are 

State Agencies on Aging for use by the 

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 

Programs according to the plan 

developed by the State Long-Term Care 

Ombudsman. 

2. No Match or Cost Sharing is 

required. 

3. State Agencies on Aging and State 

Ombudsmen must provide a plan no 

later than June 24, 2022. The plan must 

contain descriptions of actions and 

corresponding expenditure estimates 

that will achieve improvements as noted 

below, especially for Ombudsman work 

in congregate residential settings 

described in the Funding Opportunity 

Description. Alternative activities may 

be proposed to effectively achieve the 

purpose of the funding opportunity. 

Activities may include: 

a. Staff augmentation. 

b. Volunteer engagement. 

c. Training for staff of board and care 

homes, assisted living facilities and/or 

similar entities and for Ombudsman 

representatives to enhance their ability 

to engage in complaint resolution and 

other advocacy about abuse, neglect, 

and exploitation; COVID–19 impact; 

specific needs of residents living in 

residential care communities, as 

identified through Ombudsman data, 

the CMS Home and Community-based 

Services Settings Rule, and other 

relevant matters. 

d. Increase in visits to facilities, based 

on data identifying gaps. 

e. Increase in work with resident and/ 

or family councils in facilities, based on 

data identifying gaps. 

4. A cover letter containing specified 

assurances must be included and signed 

by both the State Agency on Aging 

Director or designee and the State LongTerm Care Ombudsman. The letter must 

include the following assurances: 

i. These funds must supplement, and 

not supplant, existing funding for the 

State Ombudsman program. 

ii. The State Agency on Aging will 

timely submit to ACL semi-annual 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11172 Filed 5–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

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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