# Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2021-acl-aoa-lrli-0045-lifespan-respite-care-program-state-program-enhancement/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/330333

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $275,000 (at least $100,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0045 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $275,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.072 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

By statute, awards may only be made to eligible state agencies that administer the State program under the Older Americans Act of 1965; administer the State program under title XIX of the Social Security Act; or are designated by the Governor of that state to administer the program activities described in this Announcement. This grant competition is further limited as follows: Eligible state agencies receiving funding under this funding announcement will be required to have developed a Lifespan Respite Care System and build upon the foundation they established by completing an initial Lifespan Respite Grant to new states. Therefore, eligible states include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

The Lifespan Respite Care Act's purpose is threefold: expand and enhance respite care services to family caregivers; improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain. States who have received grants under this program have made considerable progress in building or strengthening their capacities to provide respite services. With this new funding opportunity, grantees will be asked to carefully examine the extent to which their state has a Lifespan Respite Care system of direct service and propose approaches that will enable them to incrementally, over the course of the project period, increase the amount (percentage) of direct services they are providing. For many caregivers, respite, which is defined as the temporary relief from the ongoing responsibility of caring for an individual of any age with special needs, is often a critical component of the services and supports they need to continue to provide care. Numerous barriers exist that often make it difficult for caregivers to access respite. Since its implementation in 2009, the Lifespan Respite Care Program has sought to enable states to build systems of respite care that address the challenges and barriers, while making respite services more readily available to caregivers caring for individuals of any age. Under this new funding opportunity, grantees will be expected to focus on advancing their existing systems of respite care by proposing direct service activities that proactively expand the state's ability to provide respite and related supports to family caregivers across the lifespan. Grantees will be expected to build on advancements made under previous Lifespan Respite Care Program grants and focus on incrementally increasing the amount (percentage) of direct services they provide each year of their 3-year grant. Grantees will be expected to focus on providing all of the required services (and the optional services as deemed appropriate by the state) as outlined in the Lifespan Respite Care Act, as amended, doing so in ways that will ensure increased capacity to meet the objectives of the Act by the end of each grant year. Grantees will be expected to use some portion of their grant funds to provide direct respite services, in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0045 still open?

No. It closed on May 21, 2021. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0007, expected deadline May 31, 2027.

### Who can apply for Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants?

Closed May 21, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $275,000 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Lifespan Respite Care Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New York State Office for the Aging, Human Services, Oklahoma Dept of, Alabama Department of Senior Services. The program made 49 awards worth $41.2 million in that time.