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 PUBLIC LAW 109–365—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2555

SEC. 406. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Section 417 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032f) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 417. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

‘‘(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Assistant Secretary shall award grants and enter into contracts with eligible organizations to carry out projects to— ‘‘(1) provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities designed to meet critical community needs, and use the full range of time, skills, and experience of older individuals, including demonstration and support projects that— ‘‘(A) provide support for grandparents and other older individuals who are relative caregivers raising children (such as kinship navigator programs); or ‘‘(B) involve 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; and ‘‘(2) coordinate multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities, promote volunteerism, and facilitate development of and participation in multigenerational activities and civic engagement activities. ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible organization shall use funds made available under a grant awarded, or a contract entered into, under this section to— ‘‘(1) carry out a project described in subsection (a); and ‘‘(2) evaluate the project in accordance with subsection (f). ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants and entering into contracts to carry out a project described in subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall give preference to— ‘‘(1) eligible organizations with a demonstrated record of carrying out multigenerational activities or civic engagement activities; ‘‘(2) eligible organizations proposing multigenerational activity projects that will serve older individuals and communities with the greatest need (with particular attention to lowincome minority individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, older individuals residing in rural areas, and low-income minority communities); ‘‘(3) eligible organizations proposing civic engagement projects that will serve communities with the greatest need; and ‘‘(4) eligible organizations with the capacity to develop meaningful roles and assignments that use the time, skills, and experience of older individuals to serve public and nonprofit organizations. ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a), an organization shall submit an application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in such

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