U.S. Administration on Aging, National Resource Centers on Older Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian Programs

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The primary goal of the Native American Resource Centers (NARC) will be to enhance knowledge about older adults in American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian (AN, AN, NH) community, thereby increase and improve the delivery of services to elders. The NARC will focus on the development and provision of technical information.The NARC will have a national focus and direct its resources to one or more of the areas of primary concern in their application which includes health issues, long term care, including in-home care; elder abuse; and other problems and issues facing AI, AN and NH older populations.The NARC objective will be to 1) gather information, 2) performance research, and 3) provide dissemination of results of research and provide technical assistance and training, to entities that provide services to the targeted older adult population in the AI, AN, NH communities. Applicants should include anticipated program outcomes, how the outcomes will be measured, and how the overall success of the program/activities will be determined.