Uniform Resource Support Request Tool

CHAPTER SUMMARY

Uniform Resource Support Request Tool
Please return the completed request form to ConsultNCLER@acl.hhs.gov.

This tool is designed to help Legal Assistance Enhancement Program states request training
and resource support to enhance their legal/elder rights advocacy on the most critical legal issues affecting
older persons with the greatest social and economic needs.

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What kind of training and resource support can NCLER provide?
NCLER can provide both remote and onsite support for legal and aging/disability services professionals.
The training and resource support are designed to combine technical assistance for legal services systems
development with substantive legal training, with special focus on the priority legal issues outlined in the
Older Americans Act (OAA). Most assistance will be delivered remotely. Remote assistance can be
delivered via videoconference, webinar, telephone and/or email.

How does NCLER work together with state and local partners?
NCLER brings special expertise on federal statutory and regulatory issues. NCLER remote and on -site
training is designed to be held in conjunction with state and local legal subject matter experts, as well as legal
assistance developers and others involved with the legal services delivery system.

Why combine legal assistance development with substantive training?
Legal providers within the aging and disability networks need robust statewide legal services delivery capacity
to meet the legal needs of their older residents. As a result, NCLER works to build leadership, knowledge, and
overall systems capacity through technical assistance in systems development issues as well as substantive legal
training. These complementary forms of resource support help states serve older adults with the greatest social
and economic needs, on the priority legal issues most important to their independence, health and financial
security.

How do you select states for on-site training?
On-site training provided through NCLER is results oriented and designed for optimal impact. Therefore,
strongest preference will be given to those states that have a clearly defined goal for achieving some
significant enhancement in legal assistance/elder rights advocacy services or policy, and that provide
assurance they will commit the time and resources needed to achieve it. On-site training availability is limited.

What other consultation assistance does NCLER provide?
NCLER also provides case consultation assistance to aging and disability network professionals. Case
consultations are specifically tailored to the requestor’s individual circumstances and may consist of
brief service, legal research, extended services or an in-depth consultation. To request assistance,
contact ConsultNCLER@acl.hhs.gov.

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Basic Information
Name:
Organization:
Title:
State:
Are you a Legal Assistance Developer (LAD)?

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E-mail:
Yes

No

If you are not a LAD, are you in coordination with your state’s LAD?

Yes

No

Needs and Goals of Training/Resource Support
Briefly describe your training/resource needs, explain the impact the training/resource support will have on older
adults and/or legal services in your state, and how you will measure and report on an ticipated impact:

Anticipated Subject Matter
NCLER Trainers have expertise in the core priority issues detailed in the Older Americans Act and in issues
critically important to protecting the needs of the most economically and socially vulnerable older adults. Please
indicate both the substantive and legal service delivery areas the training should cover:

Substantive Area of Law:
Economic Security
Health Care and Long-Term Services and Supports
Elder Abuse
Advanced Care Planning
Supported Decision-Making
Guardianship (i.e. representing an older adult)
Consumer Protection
Housing
Other

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Within the above categories, what sub-issues should be covered in the training?

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Legal Services Development Area of Focus:
Assessing Legal Needs of Older Persons
Assessing the Capacity of the Legal Delivery System to Meet Critical Needs
Priority Setting, Targeting, and Outreach
Data Collection/Reporting on Legal Services
Development of Statewide Standards for Delivery of Legal Assistance
Low Cost Components: Helplines and Pro-Bono
Supported Decision-Making
Partnerships in Elder Justice

Logistical Information for On-Site Requests
This part is for preliminary planning purposes.
1. When and where would you like this training to occur?

NCLER will provide:
 1-2 national expert trainers; 
Trainer travel expenses; and 
Training materials.
Your agency(ies) will need to provide and commit to the following: Space for the training, recruit and register
participants, audio-visual equipment (as necessary), CLE or continuing education credit as needed by participants.
Please return the completed form to ConsultNCLER@acl.hhs.gov. Thank you!

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