The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released a grants notice for a unique opportunity titled “Enhancing Statewide Falls Prevention Awareness, Strategy, and Collaboration”, under the opportunity number HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0036. Announced as a forecast on December 12, 2023, this discretionary funding opportunity is focused on reducing falls and the risk of falls among older adults, adults with disabilities, and their families and caregivers. With a substantial funding amount of $2.5 million, this initiative aims to support collaborative efforts and enhance the effectiveness of falls prevention activities across states.
The purpose of this funding is to award a cooperative agreement to a single entity capable of rapidly deploying and managing up to 12 competitive sub-awards. The recipient will provide technical assistance to a cohort of state falls prevention coalitions. These coalitions are expected to bring together diverse stakeholders to identify needs, create resources, and build sustainable infrastructure for falls prevention. Additionally, the grantee is tasked with designing an evaluation to assess the impact of these coalitions in reducing falls and fall risks. This significant investment by the ACL underscores the importance of falls prevention as a public health issue and the need for effective, collaborative strategies to address it. The estimated application due date is April 01, 2024, with the project anticipated to start on August 01, 2024.
Opportunity ID: 351453
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Opportunity Number: | HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0036 |
| Opportunity Title: | Enhancing Statewide Falls Prevention Awareness, Strategy, and Collaboration |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| CFDA Number(s): | 93.761 — Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Forecast 1 |
| Forecasted Date: | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Estimated Post Date: | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Estimated Application Due Date: | Apr 01, 2024 |
| Estimated Award Date: | Aug 01, 2024 |
| Estimated Project Start Date: | Aug 01, 2024 |
| Fiscal Year: | 2024 |
| Archive Date: | |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $ 2,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $ 2,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $ 2,500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Independent school districts |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The purpose of this funding opportunity is to award a cooperative agreement to a single entity to facilitate the development and enhancement of collaborative efforts of state falls prevention coalitions to reduce falls and/or the risk of falls among older adults, adults with disabilities and their families and caregivers.The entity must have the ability to:rapidly deploy and manage up to 12 competitive sub awards;provide technical assistance to a cohort of state falls prevention coalitions in initiatives which enhance the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of falls prevention activities for older adults and adults with disabilities;ensure that each coalition brings together a diverse group of stakeholders to collaboratively identify state and community needs, create and disseminate resources and education, and build infrastructure and sustainability; anddesign an evaluation to assess the impact of the coalitions’ efforts on reducing falls and/or the risk of falls. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: |
Donna S. Bethge
202-795-7659
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