Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2027-ACL-AOD-DNDP-0016
- Agency
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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- City/Township Governments
- Points of contact
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- Katherine Cargill-Willis katherine.cargill-willis@acl.hhs.gov (202) 795-7322
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the Department of Health and Human Services is forecasting one three-year cooperative agreement to maintain and expand the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center, with the stated goal of addressing the shortage and high turnover of direct care workers through cross-sector efforts. Eligible applicant types are public higher education institutions, private higher education institutions, state governments, county governments, city/township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Faith-based and community organizations are eligible if they meet the eligibility requirements. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for or receive awards. The primary objective is to ensure that older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers can safely live, work, and fully participate in their communities. The funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services. The linked program record is CFDA 93.631, Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance, which requires a single or program-specific audit for nonfederal entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards in a given year.
Forecast synopsis
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) intends to fund one (1) three-year cooperative agreement to maintain and expand the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center. The primary goal of this initiative is to support cross-sector efforts to address the current shortage and high turnover rate of direct care workers. By strengthening this workforce, ACL aims to ensure that older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers can safely live, work, and fully participate in their communities.
Eligibility
Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
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