42 U.S.C. § 3032i: Demonstration and support…

Summary

The Assistant Secretary must give grants and sign contracts to build a national legal help system for older people and to fund demonstration projects that expand or improve legal help for older people with social or economic needs. The support system will offer things like case consultations, training, legal advice, and help designing and running local legal service programs. Grants or contracts for demonstration projects must include assurances that the requirements of section 3027(a)(11) are met. Grants or contracts for the support system must go to nonprofit organizations with nationwide experience helping state and local aging agencies and other groups that protect older people’s legal rights.

Title 42, §3032i

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(a)Program authorized

The Assistant Secretary shall make grants and enter into contracts, in order to—

(1)provide a national legal assistance support system (operated by one or more grantees or contractors) of activities to State and area agencies on aging for providing, developing, or supporting legal assistance for older individuals, including—

(A)case consultations;

(B)training;

(C)provision of substantive legal advice and assistance; and

(D)assistance in the design, implementation, and administration of legal assistance delivery systems to local providers of legal assistance for older individuals; and

(2)support demonstration projects to expand or improve the delivery of legal assistance to older individuals with social or economic needs.

(b)Assurances

Any grants or contracts made under subsection (a)(2) shall contain assurances that the requirements of section 3027(a)(11) of this title are met.

(c)Assistance

To carry out subsection (a)(1), the Assistant Secretary shall make grants to or enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations experienced in providing support and technical assistance on a nationwide basis to States, area agencies on aging, legal assistance providers, ombudsmen, elder abuse prevention programs, and other organizations interested in the legal rights of older individuals.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 420 of Pub. L. 89–73 was classified to section 3034 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 106–501.

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–144 struck out “national” before “nonprofit organizations”.

§3032i Demonstration and Support Projects for Legal Assistance for Older Individuals

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Title 42, §3032i

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