Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Lifespan Respite Care Program (93.072)

Also known as Lifespan Respite

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$41.2 million
• Grant awards49
• Typical award$550,000
• Awarded in FY 2025$8.6 million
• Size rank1,089 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $6.6 million in fiscal 2021 to $8.6 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1089th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 88% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 26 states and territories.

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Forecast opportunities

• Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Grants
  Forecast · Expected deadline May 31, 2027 · up to $500,000

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds shall be used for the development and enhancement of lifespan respite care at the State and local levels; the provision of respite care services for family caregivers caring for children or adults with special needs; training and recruiting of respite care workers and volunteers; the provision of information to caregivers about available respite and support services; and assistance to caregivers in gaining access to such services. Funds may also be used for training programs for family caregivers to assist family caregivers in making informed decisions about respite care services; other services essential to the provision of respite care as may be specified by ACL; or training and education for new caregivers. Funds may also be used to establish a National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care. Matching funds are required. Funds may not be used to supplant other Federal, State, or local funds available for respite care services.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Eligible State agencies must provide a non-Federal cash or in-kind contribution of not less than 25% of the total award. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY2017 - 2 New State Grants ($200,000 per grant); 1 Continuation Award for Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance Resource Center ($239,010); 12 Advancing State Lifespan Respite Care System Awards (Range: $86,867 - $261,953) FY2018 – 12 Advancing State Lifespan Respite Care System and 1 Technical Assistance Resource Center Continuation Awards (Range: $84,275 - $254,135), 13 Supplemental Awards to all 12 Advancing State Care System and Technical Assistance Resource Center (Range: $8,597 - $25,792); 4 Additional Advancing State Lifespan Respite Care System Awards that were approved but not funded in the 2017 Funding Opportunity (Range: $88,333 - $265,000) YEAR High Award Low Award Average Award 2019 $265,000 $83,333 $217,233 2020* $330,000 $100,000 $236,000 *Anticipated awards in August 2020

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 92% of the money, nonprofits 7.9%.

By state

19 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.