Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0019
- Agency
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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 to $400,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is offering a Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants funding opportunity through cooperative agreements. The goal is to enhance state systems and capacities to deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions. Eligible applicants are state governments, and they must address the respite needs of all populations regardless of the age, disability, or chronic condition of the care recipient population. Applications should reflect an understanding of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. Proposals will be reviewed and scored competitively based on the criteria outlined in the funding opportunity, and the application deadline is June 11, 2024.
ACL anticipates funding up to approximately 15 cooperative agreements over the 4-year project period. Each award is expected to range from $200,000 to $400,000 per year, for a total award amount of up to $1.6 million per recipient. The project period is 4 years, with a projected start date of September 1, 2024.
Synopsis
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Eligible state agencies funded under this announcement shall use grant funds to advance the provision of respite services through their statewide Lifespan Respite Care system as outlined in The Act. The goal of the program is to enhance state systems and capacities to deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions. All programs must from the outset, address the respite needs of all populations regardless of the age, disability, or chronic condition of the care recipient population. Funded applicants will continue to build collaborations and partnerships across the state and carry out key activities including expanding options for volunteers; ensuring adequate respite provider training is offered; identifying gaps in current services and conducting outreach to reduce those gaps; and continue to, or increase efforts to, target underserved populations across the lifespan. ACL will fund up to approximately seven (7) cooperative agreements over the course of the 4-year project period.Applications should reflect an understanding of and grounding in the principles and actions contained in the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. It is ACL's expectation that using the Strategy as a roadmap or guide, applicants will incorporate the approaches outlined in the Strategy, as applicable, for enhancing their State Lifespan Respite Systems of care.Awardees under this funding opportunity will work with ACL to implement the data collection and reporting requirements, under Section 2904 of the Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act of 2020.
Update #1 ·
Eligible state agencies funded under this announcement shall use grant funds to advance the provision of respite services through their statewide Lifespan Respite Care system as outlined in The Act. The goal of the program is to enhance state systems and capacities to deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions. All programs must from the outset, address the respite needs of all populations regardless of the age, disability, or chronic condition of the care recipient population. Funded applicants will continue to build collaborations and partnerships across the state and carry out key activities including expanding options for volunteers; ensuring adequate respite provider training is offered; identifying gaps in current services and conducting outreach to reduce those gaps; and continue to, or increase efforts to, target underserved populations across the lifespan. ACL will fund up to approximately fifteen (15) cooperative agreements over the course of the 4-year project period.Applications should reflect an understanding of and grounding in the principles and actions contained in the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. It is ACL's expectation that using the Strategy as a roadmap or guide, applicants will incorporate the approaches outlined in the Strategy, as applicable, for enhancing their State Lifespan Respite Systems of care.Awardees under this funding opportunity will work with ACL to implement the data collection and reporting requirements, under Section 2904 of the Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act of 2020.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 LRLI Pre-App Teleconference Transcript.4.23.2024.docx | DOCX document | |
| hhs-2024-acl-aoa-lrli-0019_rev2.pdf |
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