The Administration on Aging, within the Administration for Community Living under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is providing grants to support evidence-based falls prevention programs. These grants aim to reduce falls and fall-related injuries in older adults. The program will offer approximately 10 grants over a three-year period. These grants include Sustainable Systems Grants, focused on developing sustainable systems, and Capacity-Building Grants, aimed at introducing falls prevention programs in underserved areas and populations. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 299735
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0255 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2018 Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program financed by Prevention and Public Health Fund |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.761 — Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs Financed Solely by Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 30, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | May 30, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,014,127 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Special district governments County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To help ensure a wider geographic reach, it is unlikely that more than one applicant per state under each funding option (Capacity-Building and Sustainable Systems) will be funded. Applicants under the Capacity-Building option may request a total budget from $50,000 to $150,000 for the three-year project period. Applicants under the Sustainable Systems option may request a total budget from $400,000 to a maximum of $600,000 for the three-year project period. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Community Living |
| Description: | The Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) forecasts the possible availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funds to make three-year grants to approximately 10 entities to develop capacity, bring to scale, and sustain evidence-based falls prevention programs that will help to reduce the number of falls, fear of falling, and/or fall-related injuries in older adults. ACL aims to compete these 10 grants via two options (both with 36-month grant periods): (A) Sustainable Systems Grants: approximately six grants of $400,000 to $600,00 focused on developing integrated, sustainable systems for delivering falls prevention programs; (B) Capacity-Building Grants: approximately four grants of $50,000 to $150,000 to build capacity to introduce and deliver falls prevention programs within underserved areas and/or populations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Casey DiCocco
casey.dicocco@acl.hhs.gov Email:casey.dicocco@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 299735 Full Announcement-FOA -> HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0255.pdf
Folder 299735 Other Supporting Documents-FAQs -> FAQs for 2018 Falls.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Casey DiCocco casey.dicocco@acl.hhs.gov Email: casey.dicocco@acl.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.761 | HHS-2018-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0255 | 2018 Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program financed by Prevention and Public Health Fund | PKG00238644 | Feb 28, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
299735 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
299735 Other-1.1.pdf
299735 SF424A-1.0.pdf
299735 SF424B-1.1.pdf
299735 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
299735 Project-1.1.pdf
299735 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
299735 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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