Sec. 8. Multipurpose senior center modernization, training, and support
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Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3032–3032k ), as amended by section 7, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Assistant Secretary shall award grants and enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out projects to— support and promote modern multipurpose senior center models which yield vibrant, multiservice, multigenerational centers for older individuals, families of older individuals, and others in the community to gain skills, resources, and connections needed to meet the challenges that occur with continuum of care and quality of life; build an evidence base of modern, replicable practices that allow senior centers to serve a diverse array of older individuals, as well as their families and other caregivers, leveraging innovative partnerships and public and private resources to develop and expand programs; and mobilize services and leverage resources to support the role of multipurpose senior centers as community focal points, as provided in section 306(a)(3), and for the establishment, construction, maintenance, and operation of centers, as described in sections 303(c)(2) and 306(a)(1), including development of intergenerational shared site models, consistent with the purposes of this Act.
An eligible entity shall use funds made available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered into, under subsection
(a)to— carry out a project described in subsection (a); and evaluate the project in accordance with subsection (f). To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require. For purposes of this section, the term eligible entity means— a multipurpose senior center that has met national accreditation and fiduciary standards; or a regional partnership or collaboration of multipurpose senior centers or State association of senior centers in which not less than 2 centers are accredited. The Assistant Secretary shall make a grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible nonprofit organization described in paragraph (2), to enable the organization to— provide training and technical assistance to recipients of grants under this section and other multipurpose senior centers to adopt and tailor evidence-based modernization strategies and practices to respond to the economic and health needs of the diverse and growing aging populations in their own communities; and carry out other duties, as determined by the Assistant Secretary. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an organization shall be a nonprofit organization (including a partnership of nonprofit organizations), that— has experience and expertise in providing technical assistance to a range of multipurpose senior centers and experience evaluating and reporting on programs; and has demonstrated knowledge of and expertise in multipurpose senior center accreditation or other standards of excellence. To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an organization (including a partnership of nonprofit organizations) shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may require, including an assurance that the organization will submit to the Assistant Secretary such evaluations and reports as the Assistant Secretary may require. Each entity receiving a grant or a contract under subsection
(a)to carry out a project described in subsection
(a)shall evaluate the project, leadership, and resources for the modernization of multipurpose senior centers to determine— the effectiveness of the project in producing innovations and mobilizing resources; the impact on older individuals, families of older individuals, and the community being served; and the potential for the project to be replicated by other multipurpose senior centers, noting the necessary resources and partnerships and the types of populations and communities best suited for the model. The entity described in paragraph
(1)shall submit a report to the Assistant Secretary containing the evaluation not later than 6 months after the expiration of the period for which the grant or contract is in effect. Not later than 6 months after the Assistant Secretary receives the reports described in subsection (f)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that assesses the evaluations and includes, at a minimum— a description of the nature and operation of the projects funded under this section and other activities conducted in support of such projects; the findings resulting from the evaluations of the model projects conducted under this section; a description of recommended best practices of modern multipurpose senior centers; a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting from the projects described in paragraph (1); and recommendations for legislative or administrative action, as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate. .
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Multipurpose senior center modernization, training, and support
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