Legal Assistance Enhancement Program
Agency: Administration for Community Living
Assistance Listings
- 93.048 -- Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
This funding opportunity is designed to enable legal assistance providers, including Older Americans Act-funded programs, to enhance and strengthen legal assistance programs to serve older Americans with economic and social need. Cooperative agreements under this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), the Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP), are dedicated to identifying and executing enhancements and innovations that improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and availability of legal assistance offered to older adults. Enhancements and innovations may include, but are not limited...
to, developing and implementing: new programs to expand access to legal assistance, methods to increase the delivery of legal assistance, and technologies to improve the efficiency of providing legal assistance. Projects under the LAEP NOFO should be consistent with the fundamental principles of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), particularly as they apply to addressing inequities and increasing access to legal assistance in underserved communities. Enhancements made through this funding opportunity will support quantifiable and sustainable improvements to the delivery of a full range of legal assistance to older adults, from legal advice to full representation.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
Grantor contact information
Description
Mr. Sandy James
sandy.james@acl.hhs.gov
Govt. Email
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| LAEP_2022_FAQ_April_Update.pdf | FAQs | Apr 29, 2022 04:04 PM UTC |
| Foa_Content_of_HHS-2022-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0054.pdf | Foa_Content_of_HHS-2022-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0054.pdf | Mar 4, 2022 10:03 PM UTC |
| Logic_Model_Example_LAEP_2022.pdf | Logic Model | Mar 30, 2022 03:35 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closed: May 3, 2022
Award
$1,500,000
Program Funding
8
Expected awards
$150,000
Award Minimum
$250,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2022-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0054
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
3
Posted date:
March 1, 2022
Archive date:
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