§3032g Native American Programs

Summary

The Assistant Secretary must give grants or make contracts to not fewer than two and not more than four eligible groups to set up and run Resource Centers on Native American elders. Each award must last at least 3 years. These Resource Centers must collect information, do research, share their findings, and provide technical help and training to groups that serve older Native Americans. They must focus on health (including mental health), long-term care (including in-home care), elder abuse, and other issues the Assistant Secretary says are important. The Assistant Secretary must prefer colleges or universities that have done research on older Native Americans. The Assistant Secretary will consult with the Director of the Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and with national expert organizations when planning the centers’ work. Each year the Assistant Secretary, with help from the Resource Centers, must send a report on the status and needs of older Native Americans to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary must also fund training for Indian tribes through public or nonprofit Indian aging organizations and hold national annual trainings for program directors under this subchapter.