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HHS-2023-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0014: Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Program Enhancement Grants

Closed Closed May 15, 2023 Opportunity HHS-2023-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0014 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Grants (HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0007). Status: Expected deadline May 31, 2027. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$400,000
• Award floor$200,000
• Total funding$5.5 million
• Expected awards15
• 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)

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 the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Lifespan Respite Care Program awards averaged $839,983; this notice allows up to $400,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (92% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

Under this 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 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, 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. Grantees will also be expected to participate in all program-supported Technical Assistance activities and will l be expected to meet with the ACL program officer on a regular basis to review grant activities and progress towards measurable goals.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0007, which is forecast.

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