Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs – financed by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) (93.734)

Also known as Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$38.6 million
• Grant awards35
• Typical award$660,189
• Awarded in FY 2025$6.9 million
• Size rank1,107 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants (discretionary)

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $8.3 million in fiscal 2021 to $6.9 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1107th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 87% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 27 states and territories.

What the program funds

The cooperative agreements are intended to increase the number of chronic disease self-management education program participants, while concurrently increasing the sustainability of these proven programs in the aging and disability networks. This funding also supports a cooperative agreement for a National Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Resource Center.

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

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible applicants are 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.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Grant funding could potentially be used for agreed-upon activities associated with the following goals: 1) To significantly increase the number of older adults and adults with disabilities in underserved areas and populations who participate in evidence-based self-management education and support programs to empower them to better manage their chronic conditions; and 2) To implement innovative funding arrangements, including contracts and collaborations with one or more sustainability partners, to support evidence-based self-management education and support programs during and beyond the grant period. Additionally, embed programs into an integrated, sustainable evidence-based prevention program network via centralized, coordinated processes. The following activities are not fundable: Construction and/or major rehabilitation of buildings, Basic research (e.g. scientific or medical experiments), Continuation of existing projects without expansion, and Pre-award costs;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY2021: $ $268,514 - $1,261,378

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

Nonprofits received 63% of the money, colleges and universities 24% and state and local governments 3.9%.

By state

11 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.