NEWS
BYTES
July 2001
Editor:
Scott Gottlieb, CPA
Assistant editor: Susan A. Maffetone, CPA
AoA
Funds Available for Innovative Caregiver Projects.
The
Administration on Aging (AoA) of the
Department of Health and Human Services announced on June 18th
the availability of approximately $6 million for innovative
programs to help families and informal caregivers of older persons
and grandparents as well as older relatives who are caregivers
of children.
“These
exciting new projects will develop and test unique or improved
approaches for serving caregivers and help us to evaluate the
effectiveness of state and local programs, disseminate the results
and incorporate successful approaches to the diverse and dynamic
challenges of caregiving,” said Norman L. Thompson, Acting Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging.
Applications
for the National Innovation Caregiver Programs are available
on the AoA web site at: http://www.aoa.gov/t4/fy2001,
or by contacting the AoA Office of Program Development at (202)
619-0011.
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