The USU Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) for FY2020 aims to fund nonprofit organizations focused on training and providing service dogs to support service members and veterans. USU plans to award approximately $10,000,000 in grants, with amounts based on application quality and fund availability. Organizations must meet specific criteria outlined in the grant details, including being 501(c)(3) nonprofits and providing assistance dogs through evaluated programs. Past recipients can apply, but not for grant renewals. The program period is April 2020 to April 2021, with a closing date for applications on January 8, 2020.
Opportunity ID: 322178
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | VP-20-003 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) FY2020 |
Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
Category Explanation: | Medical (providing assistance dogs to disabled service members and/or veterans) |
Expected Number of Awards: | 25 |
Assistance Listings: | 12.750 — Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Nov 04, 2019 |
Last Updated Date: | Nov 04, 2019 |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 08, 2020 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 08, 2020 |
Archive Date: | Feb 07, 2020 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
Award Ceiling: | $0 |
Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants must be nonprofit organizations who are in the business of training and providing service dogs. Pass-through entities will not be considered. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | USUHS Medical Research Projects |
Description: |
This FOA establishes eligibility, procedures, and requirements for the FY2020 WWSDP. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations who have been established for the purpose of training and providing service dogs. Pass-through entities will not be considered. The prime objective of the WWSDP is to support service members and/or veterans across diverse geographic regions and population demographics by funding nonprofit organizations committed to advancing the service dog industry through continued learning, innovative training programs, and superior industry standards.
Beginning in FY2015, Congress appropriated $1,000,000 for the WWSDP to fund a competitive grants program. This program continues in FY2020 under the authority of the Defense Health Program, Operations & Maintenance, Therapeutic Service Dog Training Program. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2113(g)(1)(A) to make grants to any nonprofit entity. Historically, USU has solicited grant applications from nonprofit institutions committed to connecting service dogs with service members and veterans. USU received $1,000,000 in FY2015, $5,000,000 in FY2016 and FY2017, and $10,000,000 in FY2018 and FY2019 to carry out this program. USU intends to award multiple, 12-month grants, subject to availability of funding, to eligible nonprofit organizations to continue this program in FY2020.
USU plans to award approximately $10,000,000 in grants to successful applicants for the FY2020 WWSDP. The number of grants to be awarded and the amount of funding per grant is to be determined based upon the quality of the applications and availability of funds. Since the program’s inception, USU has awarded annual grants with funding amounts of approximately $251,500 per award with awards ranging from $45,000 to $1,536,000. Funding provided through this FOA is not intended to finance new programs or initiatives, but to support existing operations and programs. The planned period of performance for the FY2020 WWSDP is April 2020 through April 2021. Past recipients of WWSDP grants are eligible to apply and compete for FY2020 WWSDP grants; however, applications for renewal or supplementation of existing awards will not be considered.
The WWSDP is limited to nonprofit organizations subject to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) of the tax code. Applicants must be nonprofit organizations who have been established for the purpose of training and providing service dogs. A service dog is defined as any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. All service dogs must be evaluated for readiness through a Public Access Test such as the Assistance Dogs International (ADI) Public Access Certification Test (PACT). Pass-through entities will not be considered. Organizations must be able to tailor a comprehensive plan which describes their operations of a program that provides assistance dogs to service members and/or veterans with disabilities. WWSDP applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria by the application deadline stated herein. Failure to do so will preclude USU from making an award to the applicant.
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Link to Additional Information: | – |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rita A. Holliday, Chief, Research Support Division
Acquisitions Directorate Phone 301-295-1380 Email:rita.holliday@usuhs.edu |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 322178 Full Announcement-FY2020 WWSDP Full Announcement -> FY20 WWSD Full FOA Final.pdf
Packages
Agency Contact Information: | Rita A. Holliday, Chief, Research Support Division Acquisitions Directorate Phone 301-295-1380 Email: rita.holliday@usuhs.edu |
Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
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VP-20-003 | VP-20-003 | PKG00256401 | Nov 08, 2019 | Jan 08, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
322178 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
322178 SF424B-1.1.pdf
322178 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
322178 SF424A-1.0.pdf
322178 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
322178 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf