2024 Enhancing Statewide Falls Prevention Awareness, Strategy, and Collaboration

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Opportunity number
HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0036
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$2,500,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Health
Eligible applicants
  • Special District Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • Independent School Districts
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • County Governments
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • City/Township Governments
  • Public or Indian Housing Auth.
  • State Governments
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About this opportunity

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living seeks a single entity through a cooperative agreement to facilitate the development of up to 12 state falls prevention coalitions. Applicants must have expertise in deploying competitive subawards up to $250,000 each, providing technical assistance to coalitions, and designing an evaluation of outcomes. Eligible entities include nonprofits, local governments, tribes, and higher education institutions. Applications are due March 25, 2024 and will be evaluated based on the ability to rapidly deploy subawards within six months, conduct regular assistance and convenings for coalitions, and oversee efforts to reduce falls among older adults and adults with disabilities.

Up to $2.5 million will be awarded to manage subawards and provide technical assistance. Individual subawards shall not exceed $250,000 to support 12 state falls prevention coalitions or organizations developing such coalitions. Funded work is expected to be performed collaboratively across relevant state agencies and organizations to enhance falls prevention strategies, ensure inclusion of diverse stakeholders, and create resources.

Synopsis

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to award a cooperative agreement to a single entity to facilitate the development and enhancement of collaborative efforts of state falls prevention coalitions to reduce falls and/or the risk of falls among older adults, adults with disabilities and their families and caregivers.The entity must have the ability to:rapidly deploy and manage up to 12 competitive sub awards;provide technical assistance to a cohort of state falls prevention coalitions in initiatives which enhance the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of falls prevention activities for older adults and adults with disabilities;ensure that each coalition brings together a diverse group of stakeholders to collaboratively identify state and community needs, create and disseminate resources and education, and build infrastructure and sustainability; anddesign an evaluation to assess the impact of the coalitions' efforts on reducing falls and/or the risk of falls.

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