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QUESTION
Do grants for older immigrant adults get applied for by the Department for the Aging?
1:20:15
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31 sec
The New York City Department for the Aging acknowledges applying for grants but lacks specific information on grants for older immigrant adults.
- Associate Commissioner Anya Herasme confirms that the department applies for various types of grants.
- Herasme is not certain of any grants specifically aimed at older immigrants but expresses interest in such opportunities.
- Council Member Gale Brewer emphasizes the importance of grants for this demographic and queries about specific grants received.
- Herasme admits to not having immediate knowledge about grants for older immigrant adults but promises to follow up.
Gale Brewer
1:20:15
Do you apply for grants federal, state, private at all for this population, older adults who are immigrants?
Anya Herasme
1:20:23
Yes.
1:20:23
I mean, generally, we we do always we're always for more No.
Gale Brewer
1:20:26
Did you get any grants for this population?
1:20:28
I used to write them for mayor Jenkins.
1:20:29
I know grants very well.
Anya Herasme
1:20:32
I cannot think of specifically for this population.
1:20:35
We but if there's something available, we are definitely always interested in applying for those.
Gale Brewer
1:20:38
So you don't know if anything's ever been available with this population?
1:20:42
Grant Wise.
Anya Herasme
1:20:43
I personally do not know that right now, but we can get back to you.