# Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2022-acl-cip-dncw-0086-strengthening-the-direct-care-workforce-a-technical/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339375

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $1.3 million (at least $1.2 million) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $1.3 million in total. Applications closed on July 13, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 13, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $1.3 million |
| Award floor | $1.2 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $1.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.048 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

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. Priority will be given to national public, national private non-profit agencies, national organizations including national faith and community based organizations (FBOs and CBOs), and national Indian tribal organizations. 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.

## What the grant funds

ACL will award one five year cooperative agreement to support the establishment of a national technical assistance center designed to strengthen the direct care workforce. ACL seeks to advance capacity to recruit and retain a high-quality, competent and effective direct care workforce of professionals capable of meeting the growing needs that older adults and people with disabilities have for such supports. The technical assistance center will address the insufficient supply of trained direct care workers at a systems level, promote promising practices at all levels of the service system. and improve data collection to enable a full understanding of the workforce issue.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086 still open?

No. It closed on July 13, 2022. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-AOD-DNDP-0016, expected deadline March 14, 2027.

### Who can apply for Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative?

Closed July 13, 2022. 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 $1.3 million each. About $1.3 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Usaging, National Council on the Aging, Inc., The Jewish Federations of North America, Inc. The program made 382 awards worth $502 million in that time.