Funding consideration for Research and Technical Assistance will include:
° Applied, Policy and Evaluation Research
° Pilot Studies
° Needs Assessment Studies/Surveys
° Technical Assistance to improve or expand agency capacity to serve older people
Funding consideration for Education and Training will include:
° Training for persons who deliver services of manage programs for older people
° Resource Centers as clearinghouses of information and services for older people
° Development of curriculum on aging issues
° Programs that enable older people to make contributions to society
Funding will generally NOT be provided for :
° Building or construction expenses
° Operating expenses of established agencies
° Endowment campaigns of fund drives
° Scholarships, except through an established program for senior students
° Biomedical research
° Organizations which discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, or sex