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HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-EESC-0075: National Information & Referral Support Center

Closed Closed May 24, 2021 Opportunity HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-EESC-0075 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: National Center for Law and Elder Rights (HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LMRC-0019). Status: Expected deadline March 5, 2027. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$225,000
• Award floor$200,000
• Total funding$1.1 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education. 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.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects awards averaged $1.3 million; this notice allows up to $225,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (70% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

Overview Since 1991, the Administration on Aging (AoA) within the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) has supported the National Information & Referral Support Center (the Support Center). The Support Center was established to assist the aging network of State Agencies on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging, Tribal organizations, and local aging information and referral/assistance providers enhance the quality and professionalism of their information and assistance systems. Since 2003, the Support Center has expanded its reach by providing technical assistance and training to organizations in the aging and disability networks. Background Information and Referral/Assistance (I&R/A) is a vital component of many of the programs supported by the ACL. The Older Americans Act (OAA) funds a range of programs that offer services and opportunities for older adults and their caregivers, especially those at risk of losing their independence. I&R/A has been a core service of the OAA since 1973. The OAA requires State and Area Agencies on Aging to provide for the establishment or maintenance of I&R in sufficient numbers to assure that all older persons in the State or within a planning and service area will have access. There are currently over 2400 I&R providers in the aging network. I&R programs provide direct services to older persons through over 11.9 million contacts annually. Since 2003, Aging and Disability Resource Centers have supported state efforts to develop more efficient, cost-effective, and consumer-responsive systems of providing information and access to long-term services and supports, which often are referred to as “No Wrong Door” (NWD) systems. I&R/A is an important component to the success of these programs. Information and referral is a core service for the over 400 Centers for Independent Living in the United States. The Support Center provides training, technical assistance, product development and consultation to assist aging and disability I&R systems strengthen their programs. Since inception the Support Center has played a critical and important role in the evolution and advancement of aging and disability I&R including annual and ongoing training opportunities. A key effort was the expansion of specialized I&R/A certifications. In 2002, the Support Center worked with the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) to develop the Certification for I&R Specialists in Aging CIRS-A) certification.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LMRC-0019, which is forecast.

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