# Lifespan Respite Care Program (93.072)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-072-lifespan-respite-care-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Lifespan Respite Care Program is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $41.2 million in 49 grants, about $839,983 per award.

## Objectives

To expand and enhance respite care services to family caregivers; improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and to provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain. The Act also creates a National Lifespan Respite Resource Center designed to maintain a national database on lifespan respite care; provide training and technical assistance to State, community and nonprofit respite care programs; and provide information, referral, and educational programs to the public on lifespan respite care.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.6 million | 29 |
| 2022 | $7.5 million | 32 |
| 2023 | $9.2 million | 24 |
| 2024 | $9.3 million | 25 |
| 2025 | $8.6 million | 31 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York State Office for the Aging | New York | $2.9 million |
| Human Services, Oklahoma Dept of | Oklahoma | $2.8 million |
| Alabama Department of Senior Services | Alabama | $2.6 million |
| State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Wisconsin | $2.6 million |
| Nevada Department of Health and Human Services | Nevada | $2.4 million |
| Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability | Tennessee | $2.1 million |
| State of Montana Department of Health and Human Services | Montana | $1.9 million |
| Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging | Rhode Island | $1.7 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $1.7 million |
| Families & Communities Rising, Inc. | North Carolina | $1.7 million |
| Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services | Virginia | $1.6 million |
| Department of Human Services Colorado | Colorado | $1.6 million |
| Department of Social & Health Services | Washington | $1.5 million |
| South Carolina, State of | South Carolina | $1.4 million |
| Arizona Department of Economic Security | Arizona | $1.4 million |
| Arkansa Department of Human Services | Arkansas | $1.4 million |
| NM Aging & Long Term Service Department | New Mexico | $1.4 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $1.3 million |
| Respite Care Association of Wisconsin Inc | Wisconsin | $1.3 million |
| Idaho Department of Health & Welfare | Idaho | $1.2 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Grants](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2027-acl-aoa-lrli-0007-lifespan-respite-care-program-state-grants/), closes not stated