The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is offering a two-year grant to enhance independent living services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, specifically through Centers for Independent Living (CILs). This grant is for the purpose of operationalizing key lessons from the Native American Independent Living Demonstration (NAILD) project into practical tools. The project will analyze NAILD activities, create and disseminate these tools, and provide technical assistance for implementation. Collaborating with ACL and federal resource centers, this initiative aims to improve CIL capacities and ensure long-term utilization of best practices for AI/AN individuals.
Opportunity ID: 331709
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2021-ACL-AOD-ILNA-0082 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Centers for Independent Living: Operationalizing Independent Living Services to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.432 — ACL Centers for Independent Living |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 28, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 27, 2021 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: | Aug 27, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $368,440 |
| Award Ceiling: | $368,440 |
| Award Floor: | $368,440 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Consistent with Sec. 21, eligible applicants will be limited to a historically Black college or university, a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an American Indian tribal college or university, or another institution of higher education whose minority student enrollment is at least 50 percent. 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: | ACL will award a two year grant to identify and transfer lessons learned from the Native American Independent Living Demonstration project (NAILD) and operationalize them into specific tools to increase the effectiveness of activities and services for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations served by federal programs with a focus on Centers for Independent Living (CILs). The project will: Conduct a comprehensive analysis of services and activities conducted by NAILD projects, identifying key components to improving services and activities specific to AI/ANs with disabilities; The project will be expected to identify key measurable capacities of CILs to be improved. The project will also be required to work collaboratively with existing technical assistance and resource centers across the Administration for Community Living and other identified federal programs to prioritize strategies and dissemination ensuring long-term utilization of lessons learned and related tools. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kimball Gray
kimball.gray@acl.hhs.gov Email:kimball.gray@acl.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 331709 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> HHS__2021__ACL__AOD__ILNA__0082.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Kimball Gray kimball.gray@acl.hhs.gov Email: kimball.gray@acl.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.432 | HHS-2021-ACL-AOD-ILNA-0082 | Centers for Independent Living: Operationalizing Independent Living Services to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities | PKG00267952 | Jun 28, 2021 | Aug 26, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
331709 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
331709 SF424A-1.0.pdf
331709 SF424B-1.1.pdf
331709 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
331709 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
331709 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
331709 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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