National Resource Center for Women and Retirement

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking applications for a National Resource Center for Women and Retirement to promote financial literacy and help identify and prevent financial exploitation among women. The center will provide educational materials and resources on basic financial management, retirement planning, and other tools to promote financial literacy. The goal of the project is to enable women to improve their financial literacy, have access to tools and educational materials to support planning for retirement, and prevent identity theft, fraud, and financial exploitation. The project will target women with the greatest economic and social need, including caregivers and women with disabilities. Key objectives include making basic financial management and retirement planning available to women, providing relevant training, and promoting awareness in identifying and preventing fraud and elder financial exploitation. • The project will provide educational materials and resources on basic financial management and retirement planning. • The project will target women with the greatest economic and social need, including caregivers and women with disabilities. • The project will promote awareness in identifying and preventing fraud and elder financial exploitation. • The project will provide training and technical assistance to State agencies and other public and non-profit organizations. • The project will disseminate a summary of outreach activities annually, including user-friendly consumer information and public educational materials.