On Friday, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, into law. The Act provides a total of $2.2 trillion, with $955 million directed to ACL programs.  On Saturday, the HHS Office of Civil Rights issued a bulletin to protect people with disabilities from unlawful discrimination in decisions about their treatment during the COVID-19 health care emergency. Together, these will provide significant support to older adults and people with disabilities. 

We are continuing to add guidance and resources for the aging and disability networks and the people we serve to our COVID-19 resource page. One key update: We have added more details about who is at increased risk of serious illness from COVID-19, based on the latest information from CDC.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened two new funding opportunities for

Originally published on the HHS Blog. Today, our country affirmed the rights, dignity, independence, and well-being of older adults when President Trump signed HR4334, the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 into law.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has opened a new funding opportunity for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Technical Assistance Center. 

Application Due Date Extended to May 1, 2020 at 5 PM ET View the full RFP

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing $250 million in grants from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to help communities provide meals for older adults. 

Applications due April 22, 2020 View on grants.gov (HHS-2020-ACL-AOA-ADPI-0379)

What's new on our COVID-19 page? Thank you to the aging and disability networks for continuing to share the resources you’re creating for the people we serve. We have added several of them to our COVID-19 page on ACL.gov since our last update. Please keep them coming!

Innovations in Accessible Mobility (NADTC) Deadline: April 8, 2020