National Ombudsman Resource Center
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2026-ACL-AOA-OMRC-0128
- Agency
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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $516,407
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Kari Benson contactelderjustice@acl.hhs.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Community Living is forecasting one competitive cooperative agreement to operate the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC), with applications due July 29, 2026. Applicants are unrestricted. The cooperative agreement will support technical assistance, training, and capacity building for the 53 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks, with the goal of improving state ombudsmen's skills and effectiveness in advocating for long-term care residents.
NORC will provide support and training to enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of state ombudsman programs. ACL expects state ombudsmen to improve their ability to effectively advocate for residents in long-term care facilities as a result of this grant.
The opportunity is issued under CFDA 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects). Historical awards under this program have ranged from approximately $116,000 to $8.39 million with performance periods of 12 to 60 months; current posted opportunities range from $350,000 to $4.65 million. This is a single-award opportunity. Eligible applicants include public and nonprofit private agencies, organizations, and institutions; grants are not available to individuals.
ACL evaluates applications based on documented need, expected outcomes and benefits, innovative approach, level of effort, involvement of community-based organizations in planning and implementation, and projects benefiting disadvantaged groups including low-income, minority, and limited English-speaking populations. Award notification occurs 60 to 90 days from receipt of application. Non-federal entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually must undergo a single or program-specific audit. Records must be maintained for three years after submission of the final expenditure report.
Synopsis
ACL plans to compete a new cooperative agreement for one (1) award to operate the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC). The purpose of NORC is to provide support, technical assistance, and training to the 53 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks to enhance the skills, knowledge, and management capacity of the State Ombudsman programs. As a result of this grant, ACL expects state Ombudsman will improve their skills and ability to effectively advocate for residents in long-term care facilities.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| hhs-2026-acl-aoa-omrc-0128_rev2.pdf |
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