Expanding Strategies for Community Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programming

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Opportunity number
HHS-2025-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0007
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$1,250,000

Opportunity facts

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

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About this opportunity

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking applicants for a cooperative agreement to implement evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults and adults with disabilities in the community. The funding opportunity (HHS-2025-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0007) requires awardees to implement at least two evidence-based falls prevention programs, develop person-centered approaches, and create partnerships to support participants. Key evaluation criteria include the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of the proposed falls prevention activities. Important dates include a letter of intent due by January 13, 2025, an informational conference call on January 6, 2025, and full applications due by February 27, 2025.

The ACL will award two cooperative agreements of $1,250,000 each over three years. Awardees must reach approximately 25% of target participants by the end of Year 1, 50% by Year 2, and 100% by Year 3. The program emphasizes quality assurance, data collection, evaluation of outcomes, and development of sustainable delivery systems. Eligible applicants include state/local governments, tribal organizations, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations.

Synopsis

PurposeThe intent of this funding opportunity is to award entities to focus on specific targeted partnerships and innovative strategies to reduce falls and/or falls risk among the majority being older adults (60 years and older) and adults with disabilities, with a focus on those with greatest social and/or greatest economic needs (i.e., target population for this Funding) through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs with an innovative person-centered approach.This funding opportunity has two goals:Goal 1: Develop an innovative fall prevention method that includes targeted partnerships and outreach to recruit the target population into small group in-person evidence-based falls prevention programs.Goal 2: Design an evaluation of your intervention to assess the impact of the effort on reducing falls and/or the risk of falls, and develop and disseminate 508-compliant program results, resources, lessons learned, and process documents to inform practice, service delivery, program development and/or policymaking for other organizations to replicate this approach, to include a comprehensive list of partnerships developed.The Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), plans to award 2 cooperative agreements with a three-year project period, subject to availability of funds.

Files

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