Administration for Community Living: Enhancing Lifespan Respite Care Programs

This competitive grant offered by the Administration for Community Living aims to support eligible state agencies in implementing the Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006. With funding of up to $250,000 per award, selected states will work towards scaling, integrating, and ensuring the sustainability of respite services for individuals across the lifespan. Eligible applicants must administer programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965, be an aging and disability resource center collaborating with a state respite coalition, and be located in specific states. This limited grant opportunity focuses on enhancing Lifespan Respite Programs and supporting the progress towards fully functional respite care services.

Opportunity ID: 229294

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-LR-0048
Funding Opportunity Title::	2013 Lifespan Respite Care Program: Building Integrated and Sustainable Lifespan Respite Care Programs
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	5
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.072 — Lifespan Respite Care Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Apr 04, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	May 20, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	May 20, 2013
Archive Date::	Jun 19, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 1,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$250,000
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

State governments

Additional Information on Eligibility::

Only those states previously funded under the Lifespan Respite Care Program in either FY 2009 or FY 2010 are eligible to apply for funding under this Option: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington State, and Wisconsin. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Administration for Community Living
Description::	The Administration for Community Living (ACL)/U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) is providing this competitive grants opportunity to eligible state agencies for implementing the requirements of the Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-442). AoA plans to fund up to approximately five (5) grants to those states originally funded in FYs 2009 and 2010, with a federal funding level of up to $250,000 per award for a project period of seventeen (17) months and twenty-nine (29) days, pending the availability of Federal funds. Eligible state agencies funded under this announcement shall use grant funds for bringing to scale, integrating and ensuring sustainability of respite services across the lifespan with continued and measurable progress towards the realization of fully functioning Lifespan Respite Program. This is a limited grant competition. Awards will only be made to eligible States/state agencies who: Administer the State’s programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965; or Administer title XIX of the social Security Act; or Are designated by the Governor of the State to administer the State’s programs under this title; AND who are An aging and disability resource center working in collaboration with a state respite coalition or organization; AND Are one of the following states : Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington State, and Wisconsin.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	93.072
Competition ID:	AOA-LR-13-034-017648
Competition Title:	2013 Lifespan Respite Care Program: Building Integrated and Sustainable Lifespan Respite Care Programs
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00172470
Opening Date:	Apr 04, 2013
Closing Date:	May 23, 2013
Agency Contact Information::	Grants.gov Contact Center
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Grants.gov Lobbying Form [V1.1]
optional_forms	Key Contacts [V1.0] Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1]

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