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HHS-2021-ACL-AOD-DNCE-0099: Projects of National Significance: Bridging the Aging and Disabilities Networks

Closed Closed August 24, 2021 Opportunity HHS-2021-ACL-AOD-DNCE-0099 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative (HHS-2027-ACL-AOD-DNDP-0016). Status: Expected deadline March 14, 2027. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$400,000
• Award floor$380,000
• Total funding$400,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

Public and private nonprofit entities are eligible for grants under the Projects of National Significance program. 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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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance awards averaged $1.2 million; this notice allows up to $400,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (46% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Administration on Disabilities (AOD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) will award a single grant in fiscal year (FY) 2021 to develop a Community of Practice (CoP) designed to build capacity across and within States’ aging and disability networks to support futures planning for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). Specifically, the purpose of the grant is to build capacity across the networks to support individuals with ID/DD and their families better plan for their future across the lifespan, including addressing key social determinants of health in order to more effectively address the individual’s needs, goals, and preferences. The grantee will: Develop and define the scope of the issue; Gather information including the identification of emerging and promising practices across states; Establish and maintain mechanisms to share and disseminate data, information, and promising practices; Develop ideas to address challenges and opportunities to improve strategies, policies, practices, and systems supporting families of people with ID/DD that are culturally competent and facilitate self-determination; Provide technical assistance; and Promote interagency collaboration and partnership between the aging and disability networksNearly one million families in the U.S. include adults with ID/DD living with aging caregivers and that number is expected to grow in the coming years. While the majority of individuals with ID/DD live with their family, about two-thirds of these families do not have advanced care plans in place and most are not receiving formal services through their state’s ID/DD agency. More than half (54%) of family caregivers indicate that they did not plan for the future, and as a result, are often concerned with what will happen to their loved ones with ID/DD when they are no longer able to care for them. Planning for the future is central to the well-being of individuals with ID/DD and their families across the lifespan. Developing successful futures planning strategies can also play a role in addressing social determinants of health (e.g., economic stability, housing, education, and access to care).The funds for this award are authorized under Subtitle E of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, Projects of National Significance (PNS).

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACL-AOD-DNDP-0016, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.