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HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086: Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative

Closed Closed July 13, 2022 Opportunity HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086 ☆ 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 2022.

• Award ceiling$1.3 million
• Award floor$1.2 million
• Total funding$1.3 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• 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.

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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 $1.3 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (70% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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.

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.