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Aging Disability Resource Center (ARDC) Grant opportunities available

Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, and Wisconsin already have existing ADRC sites.  The Administration on Aging is seeking proposals for competitive grants to assist states funded to develop ADRCs in FY 2004 to significantly expand their existing Resource Center programs. Building on current efforts, state Resource Center programs funded under this Program Announcement will be: (1) Expanded to provide services to additional communities, and/or (2) Positioned to assume the role as the only entry point to publicly funded long-term support systems, and/or; (3) Enhanced to support states long-term care rebalancing efforts either through nursing facility diversion activities, nursing facility transition or participation in the re-direction of services dollars to consumer directed models including cash & counseling. Certain restrictions apply. A detailed description of the funding opportunity may be found at; http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.asp.

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