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May 27, 2022

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Jan 28, 2022

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Oct 1, 2021

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Jul 29, 2021

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May 18, 2021

The Title VI Nutrition Program is designed to help keep elders healthy and functional at home in their communities.  To accomplish this, the Older Americans Act (OAA) specifies nutrition requirements including adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025 and the Dietary Reference Intakes. In addition, the OAA requires adherence to state, local, tribal food safety and sanitation requirements or the Food Code of the Food and Drug Administration which is used by Indian Health Service.  There are a variety of tools including books and software products available to help Tribes accomplish these tasks.  The first tool is a basic quantity food production book which allows programs to produce meals of consistent quality in a safe way, using recipes that are time-tested.  Using information from a quantity food production book allows programs to individualize food selections, and menus to meet elders’ preference as well as help keep menus within budget constraints.  A basic text is recommended.

Computer software is available to calculate the nutrient value of meals, assist in producing meals through recipe analysis, recipe scaling, and costing as well as to assist in scheduling meal delivery and record keeping.

This document (DOCX | 745 KB) recommends a quantity food production book and provides tables on nutrient analysis software, foodservice production software and meal delivery software. View the Food Service Software Considerations for Title VI here (DOCX | 745 KB).

Mar 3, 2021

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Feb 23, 2021

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Nov 18, 2020 

Join the National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) and AARP as we prepare to play our part in an historic United States presidential election. NICOA will be holding a live, national webinar about “Why Every Elder Vote Counts” on October 1 at 1-4 p.m. EST.  Learn about the history of American Indian and Alaska Native voting rights, hear from AARP on voter engagement, learn ways to vote safely, reflect on the barriers facing Native people and what can be done to overcome those barriers.  Discussions on the importance of advocacy, data, census, and financial security wrap up an information packed three-hour session. Arm yourself with strategies to make your vote count during this pivotal period in our history. Learn more here.

October 1, 2020

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Aug 18, 2020

The National Center for Applied Transit Technology (N-CATT) has a new website (https://n-catt.org/), and it has been added to the Transportation Quick Guide (please click here (PDF | 732 KB) to download the revised guide that can help your Title VI program fulfill its transportation needs).  N-CATT offers technical assistance and provides small-urban, rural, and tribal transit agencies with practical solutions and resources for their transportation programs.

July 8, 2020

On May 8, 2020, ACL made the decision to cancel the National 2020 Title VI Conference that was planned for August 17-21, 2020 in Reno.  The decision was made after carefully watching the impact of the pandemic, and seeing other federal and national agencies canceling events.  Our first priority is the safety of Title VI network, so we will cancel.  We will look to get back to our on-site cluster trainings and our conference when it is safe to do so.

June 3, 2020

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April 23, 2020

Due to the widespread disruptions of Title VI programming caused by the COVID-19 emergency (including but not limited to staff shortages, meal site closures and increased client load), combined with the fact that the project period of the FY17-19 grants ends 3/31/20, ACL has approved all FY17-19 Title VI grants to be extended until 12/31/21. This means that all Title VI Part A/B (Nutrition and Supportive Services) and Title VI Part C (Caregiver Services) and NSIP (Nutrition Services Incentive Program) grants that were set to expire on 3/31/20 will not expire until 12/31/21. No action is necessary on the grantee’s part. You will receive a new notice of award in mid- to late-April with your revised award amount and revised project period end date. Reporting terms and conditions will also be updated.

**Grantees who have already submitted no-cost extensions to ACL do not need to take any additional action. All FY19 grants—regardless of previous no-cost or liquidation extension requests--will have their award extended to 12/31/21.

We apologize for this late-breaking change in policy, and to grantees who have done the hard work of submitting a previous no-cost extension. We hope this change in policy will reduce the workload on already overburdened Title VI directors and improve services to the elders.

April 1, 2020

The Transportation Quick Guide is intended to be used as an initial resource for general information pertaining to Title VI transportation, additional funding opportunities, technical assistance, and helpful guides and toolkits.  View or download the Transportation Quick Guide here.

Feb 13, 2020