Description: The purpose of this program is to expand and/or enhance substance abuse treatment services in existing adult Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts (which are the tribal version of adult drug courts) and in Juvenile Treatment Drug Courts (tribal or… Read More ›
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS – HIV/AIDS Initiative for Minority Men (2014)
Description: The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs to eliminate health disparities. The OMH serves as the focal point in the HHS for… Read More ›
HHS – Native Americans and Caregiver Support Program (2014)
Description: The ACL/AoA is responsible for administering Title VI of the Older Americans Act (OAA). Through this title, grants are awarded to Indian tribal organizations representing federally recognized Tribes and public or nonprofit private organizations that have the capacity to provide… Read More ›
HHS – Pension Counseling and Information Program (2014)
Description: The goal of the Pension Counseling & Information Program is to help individuals understand and exercise their pension rights. AoA funds a national Pension Assistance Resource Center to provide support to the pension counseling projects, State and Area Agencies… Read More ›
HHS – Legal Assistance – Title III-B of the Older Americans Act (2014)
Description: Legal assistance provided under Title III-B is part of the essential core of the Administration on Aging’s (AoA) legal assistance and elder rights programs. The Title III-B legal services network can provide important assistance for older persons in accessing… Read More ›
HHS – National Elder Abuse and Neglect Prevention/Adult Protective Services Resource Center (2014)
Description: The purpose of this National APS Resource Center (NAPS RC) is to provide current and relevant information and support to enhance the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of elder abuse prevention activities conducted by APS programs across the country. Domestic… Read More ›
HHS – Social Services Block Grant Program (2014)
Description: Social Services Block Grants (SSBG) enables each state or territory to meet the needs of its residents through locally relevant social services. SSBGs support programs that allow communities to achieve or maintain economic self-sufficiency to prevent, reduce or eliminate… Read More ›
HHS – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (2014)
Description: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is designed to help needy families achieve self-sufficiency. States receive block grants to design and operate programs that accomplish one of the purposes of the TANF program. The four purposes of… Read More ›
HHS – Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (2014)
Description: This formula grant program provides funding to States to develop, operate, expand, and enhance community-based, prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect. The program was reauthorized, amended and renamed as… Read More ›
HHS – Post Release and Home Study Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children (2014)
Description: This grant allows providers to coordinate and administer home studies and post release services for select unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement custody. Service providers must assist the sponsor in accessing applicable legal service resources, and monitor and… Read More ›