ACL's Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services has released four new funding opportunities addressing topics including APS to community-based services transitions, opioids and substance use disorders, legal assistance, and guardianships/conservatorships. All the opportunities below have an anticipated start date of September 1, 2022. Funding opportunities open to entities include state, local, and tribal governments; community-based and faith-based organizations; hospitals; and institutions of higher education:

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President Biden Announces Key Appointments to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesToday, President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve as members on the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities:

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ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) has released a new suite of resources to help senior nutrition programs and others to better understand and meet dietary guidelines as well as requirements of the Older Americans Act (OAA). Available on this DGA toolkit webpage, these resources include:

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The Nutrition and Aging Resource Center is seeking input from those who work with Older Americans Act-funded programs (i.e., Area Agencies on Aging, State Units on Aging, and local providers of nutrition services).

Every March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and its partners collaborate to observe Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month. The campaign highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. It also raises awareness about the inclusion of people with DD in all aspects of community life, as well as awareness of the barriers that some people may still face in their communities.