ClosedOpportunity HHS-2022-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0054

Legal Assistance Enhancement Program

Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Legal Assistance Enhancement Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was May 3, 2022. Individual awards are listed as $150K – $250K, with about 8 awards expected and $1.5M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Mar 1, 2022Posted
May 3, 2022Application deadline
Sep 1, 2022 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Mar 1, 2022
Close date: May 3, 2022
Est. award date: Sep 1, 2022
Award floor: $150,000
Award ceiling: $250,000
Est. total funding: $1,500,000
Expected awards: 8
Cost sharing: Required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.048Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary ProjectsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.048

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$82.8M

FY25

$82.8M

FY26

$82.8M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.048. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Administration for Community Living
sandy.james@acl.hhs.gov
202-795-7361

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Legal Assistance Enhancement Program”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “Legal Assistance Enhancement Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $150k – $250k, total estimated program funding is $1,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 8 awards.

How do I apply for “Legal Assistance Enhancement Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2022-ACL-AOA-LAEP-0054), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.072