Sec. 306. Grant program for multigenerational collaboration
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Section 417 ( 42 U.S.C. 3032f ) is amended— by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: The Assistant Secretary shall award grants to and enter into contracts with eligible organizations to carry out projects, serving individuals in younger generations and older individuals, to— provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities that contribute to the health and wellness of older individuals and individuals in younger generations by promoting— meaningful roles for participants; reciprocity in relationship building; reduced social isolation and improved participant social connectedness; improved economic well-being for older individuals; increased lifelong learning; or support for caregivers of families by— providing support for older relative caregivers (as defined in section 372(a)) raising children (such as support for kinship navigator programs); or involving volunteers who are older individuals who provide support and information to families who have a child with a disability or chronic illness, or other families in need of such family support; coordinate multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities, including multigenerational nutrition and meal service programs; promote volunteerism, including by providing opportunities for older individuals to become a mentor to individuals in younger generations; and facilitate development of, and participation in, multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities. ; by striking subsection (g); by redesignating subsections
(b)through
(f)as subsections
(c)through (g), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: Each grant awarded and contract entered into under subsection
(a)shall be for a period of not less than 36 months. ; by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read as follows: An eligible organization shall use funds made available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered into, under this section to carry out a project described in subsection (a). In awarding grants and entering into contracts under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure that such grants and contracts are for the projects that satisfy each requirement under paragraphs
(1)through
(4)of subsection (a). ; in subsection (d), as so redesignated— in paragraph (1), by inserting , intent to carry out, or intent to partner with local organizations or multiservice organizations to carry out, after record of carrying out ; in paragraph (3), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: eligible organizations proposing multigenerational activity projects that utilize shared site programs, such as collocated child care and long-term care facilities. ; by amending subsections
(f)and (g), as so redesignated, to read as follows: Organizations eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection
(a)shall— be a State, an area agency on aging, or an organization that provides opportunities for older individuals to participate in activities described in such subsection; and have the capacity to conduct the coordination, promotion, and facilitation described in such subsection through the use of multigenerational coordinators. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 , the Assistant Secretary shall, through data submitted by organizations carrying out projects through grants or contracts under this section, evaluate the activities supported through such grants and contracts to determine— the effectiveness of such activities; the impact of such activities on the community being served and the organization providing the activities; and the impact of such activities on older individuals participating in such projects. Not later than 6 months after the Assistant Secretary completes the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report that assesses such evaluation and contains, at a minimum— the names or descriptive titles of the projects funded under subsection (a); a description of the nature and operation of such projects; the names and addresses of organizations that conducted such projects; a description of the methods and success of such projects in recruiting older individuals as employees and as volunteers to participate in the projects; a description of the success of the projects in retaining older individuals participating in such projects as employees and as volunteers; the rate of turnover of older individuals who are employees or volunteers in such projects; a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting from such projects; and any policy change recommendations relating to such projects. ; and in subsection (h)(2)(B)(i), by striking individuals from the generations with older individuals and inserting older individuals .
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Grant program for multigenerational collaboration
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