(a) Policy.  The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) provides technical assistance and training to Title III projects related to all aspects of the project's responsibilities as Title III grantees.  As funding permits, the AAA enters into grants and contracts with providers of education and training services that can demonstrate the capacity to provide such services.

(b) Authority.  The authority for this Section is Title 45 of the Code of the Federal Regulations, Part 1321.53 and Section 306 of the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, as amended.

(c) Procedures.  The AAA carries out its responsibility to provide technical assistance and training by:

• (1) providing and arranging for orientation of each Title III staff person on:
  • (A) the OAA and related regulations;
  • (B) the State of Oklahoma Title III Policies and Procedures Manual, including general Title III service standards, OAC 340:105-10-51, and service specific standards;
  • (C) AAA Title III policy and procedures manual;
  • (D) all program and fiscal reports, as appropriate;
  • (E) assessment procedures; and
  • (F) the aging network;
• (2) providing ongoing telephone, written, and on-site technical assistance to the projects, as needed and as requested; and
• (3) developing and implementing training objectives for Title III projects staff, and providing annual updates, as appropriate.

(d) Cross references. See OAC 340:105-10-31(a)(10) and 340:105-10-51.