# Lifespan Respite Care Program: Grants to New States and States Re-Establishing Their Core Respite Infrastructures

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2024-acl-aoa-lrlr-0020-lifespan-respite-care-program-grants-to-new-states/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349445

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $250,000 (at least $200,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on June 11, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-LRLR-0020 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 11, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.072 |

## Who can apply

- State governments

Based on statutory requirements for the Lifespan Respite Care Program authorized by Congress in 2006 under Title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 201), and the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020, awards may only be made to eligible state agencies administering the state’s program under the Older Americans Act of 1965 or Title XIX of the Social Security Act (Medicaid), or those designated by a Governor to administer the state’s program under this title. The eligible state agency must be an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and work in collaboration with a public or private nonprofit statewide respite care coalition or organization. Awardees under this funding opportunity will work with ACL to implement the data collection and reporting requirements, under Section 2904 of the Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act of 2020. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

ACL is seeking applications from eligible state agencies that will establish, or reestablish, state and local coordinated Lifespan Respite Care systems and deliver respite care and related services to family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions as defined in the statute. Eligible states applying must fall within one of the following two categories: 1) New States who have not previously received a grant under this program. 2) Returning States who have had at least one (1) Lifespan Respite Program grant, but whose programs have gone dormant or lapsed since federal funding ended and, thus, desire to re-establish their core state respite infrastructures, rather than apply for a Program Enhancement grant. ACL will fund two (2) cooperative agreements for the 3-year project period. All programs must from the outset, address the respite needs of all populations regardless of the age, disability, or chronic condition of the care recipient population. Funded applicants shall use grant funds for new and emergency respite services; activities to recruit and train respite workers and volunteers; assist caregivers with gaining access to needed respite services; continue or increase efforts to target underserved populations across the lifespan, and provide other authorized services as outlined in the Act. It is ACL’s expectation that all grantees will, no later than the second and third years of the grant project period, provide respite services while continuing to expand and enhance the statewide respite infrastructure.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-LRLR-0020 still open?

No. It closed on June 11, 2024. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LRLI-0007, expected deadline May 31, 2027.

### Who can apply for Lifespan Respite Care Program: Grants to New States and States Re-Establishing Their Core Respite Infrastructures?

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: Grants to New States and States Re-Establishing Their Core Respite Infrastructures?

Closed June 11, 2024. 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 $250,000 each. About $500,000 in total across about 2 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.