Welfare and Social Services (Social Service Programs) AID TO THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE Formula grants to States. 469 Grants may be used for (1) protective services which enable an individual to remain in or return to the community, and (2) other support services. ELIGIBILITY Single agency, designated by the State. APPLICATION PROCESS Grants to States in accordance with State plan. SPECIAL COMMENTS Formula grants to States based on State reimbursement request for Federal matching funds. PROGRAM LITERATURE "When You Need Help." "Aid to Blind and Disabled People." "Public Assistance." INFORMATION CONTACTS Regional offices of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (See appendix.) HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Community Services Administration Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20201 Telephone: (202) 962-1046 AUTHORIZING STATUTE Public Welfare Amendments of 1962, title XIV; Public Law 470 Welfare and Social Services (Social Service Programs) AGING TRAINING GRANTS (Assistance to Older Persons) Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Project grants for training personnel to assist older persons in maintaining their independence and coping with problems of aging. Grants or contracts are awarded to public or private agencies engaged in activities relating to serving the needs of older people, or in the field of aging. SPECIAL COMMENTS Obligations for fiscal year 1970 were $2.6 million; for fiscal year 1971-$3 million (estimate); fiscal year 1972-$1.8 million. PROGRAM LITERATURE "Objectives, Priorities, and Progress of the Administration on Aging's Direct Training Grant Program under the Older Americans Act of 1965." HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Director, Training Grants Branch Office of Planning, Research and Training Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20201 Telephone: (202) 962-2411 Welfare and Social Services (Social Service Programs) ALCOHOLIC COUNSELING AND RECOVERY Office of Economic Opportunity ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE 471 Project grants to provide direct service to alcoholics and their families. Funds may be used for training, community educational activities, support for group meeting facilities, and partial support of halfway houses. ELIGIBILITY Any public or nonprofit agency. Community Action Agency (CAA). Applicant must show need for program and support by residents of community. APPLICATION PROCESS Funding request must be completed in line with OEO guidelines (6136-1) and OEO instructions (6710-1). INFORMATION CONTACTS Regional office of OEO. (See appendix.) HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Director Addiction and Mental Health Services Office of Health Affairs Office of Economic Opportunity Washington, D.C. 20506 Telephone: (202) 254-5590 AUTHORIZING STATUTE Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended by Public Law 91-177, section 106; 42 U.S.C. 2809; Public Law 88-452. • APPRENTICESHIP See "Employment and Labor," page 56. 472 Welfare and Social Services (Social Service Programs) CHILD CARE-WORK INCENTIVE PROGRAM See "Employment and Labor," page 74. CHILD WELFARE Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE Formula grants to States for child welfare services. Grants may be used for (1) personnel to provide protective services, (2) licensing of private child-care institutions, (3) assistance with costs of foster care, day care, homemaker services, and adoptive placement. ELIGIBILITY State public welfare agencies. APPLICATION PROCESS Grants to States in accordance with State plan. SPECIAL COMMENTS Grants to States are on a variable matching formula, taking into account child population and per capita income. Obligations for fiscal year 1970 were $45.9 million; fiscal year 1971-$46 million (estimate); fiscal year 1972 $46 million (estimate). PROGRAM LITERATURE "Child Welfare Services," CBP No. 406. "Social Services for Children and Families in Your State," CBP No. 464. "Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements." INFORMATION CONTACTS State or local public welfare departments. HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Director Division of Child and Family Services Community Services Administration Social and Rehabilitation Service Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Washington, D.C. 20201 Telephone: (202) 963-6832 AUTHORIZING STATUTE Social Security Act, sections 420-425; Public Law 90-248, section 240 (c); 81 Stat. 911; 42 U.S.C. 620-625. Welfare and Social Services (Social Service Programs) • COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (CAP) Office of Economic Opportunity ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE Project grants for antipoverty operations. 473 Funds may be used for (1) administrative costs of community action agencies, (2) nonprogram staff activities, and (3) neighborhood centers in target areas. ELIGIBILITY Community action agency designated by the State, political subdivision of the State, or combination of political subdivisions or Indian tribal organizations. Public or private nonprofit agency may receive financial assistance for a limited purpose project. APPLICATION PROCESS CAA's (community action agencies) and SEOO's (State economic opportunity office) submit plans and priorities documents outlined in ŎEO instruction 6710-1. SPECIAL COMMENTS Matching requirements: general rule is 75 percent Federal con- Communities with low per capita income (under $1,000 per PROGRAM LITERATURE "Mission and Objectives of Community Action Agencies," OEO instruction 6320-1. "CAAS: Eligibility and Establishment," OEO instruction "Applying for a CAP Grant," OEO instruction 6710–1. INFORMATION CONTACTS Regional office of Office of Economic Opportunity. (See appendix.) HEADQUARTERS OFFICE Assistant Director for Operations Telephone: (202) 254-5590 AUTHORIZING STATUTE 42 U.S.C. 2781, et seq., Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as amended; title II; 78 Stat. 508 as amended; 79 Stat. 973; 80 Stat. 1451; 81 Stat. 690; Public Law 88-452. |