The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is offering grants for a three-year period to approximately 10 entities to implement evidence-based falls prevention programs for older adults. The grants, ranging from $50,000 to $600,000, aim to reduce falls, fear of falling, and fall-related injuries. Two grant options are available: ‘Sustainable Systems Grants’ focusing on building sustainable delivery systems, and ‘Capacity-Building Grants’ targeting underserved areas and populations. Applications close on January 29, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 309713
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2019-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0312 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2019 Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program |
| 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: | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 29, 2019 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: | Jan 29, 2019 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,178,290 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Special district governments County governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | To help ensure a wider geographic reach, it is unlikely that more than one applicant per state will be funded within each funding option. Current or previous ACL Fall Prevention grantees are not excluded from this funding opportunity, but must note previous funding in their application and provide a strong rationale for the need for additional funding, which must include significant enhancement of the evidence-based prevention program network developed with prior funding, expansion of the program to geographic areas where the particular program(s) are not currently offered, and/or a focus on reaching a different target population. |
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) 2019 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://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities |
| 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 309713 Full Announcement-Full Announcement and FAQs -> FPSG FAQs.pdf
Folder 309713 Full Announcement-Full Announcement and FAQs -> FPSG Full Announcement.pdf
Folder 309713 Other Supporting Documents-FOA Guidance -> ACL FOA Guidance Falls Prevention.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-2019-ACL-AOA-FPSG-0312 | 2019 Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program | PKG00246475 | Nov 27, 2018 | Jan 29, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
309713 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
309713 Other-1.1.pdf
309713 SF424A-1.0.pdf
309713 SF424B-1.1.pdf
309713 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
309713 Project-1.1.pdf
309713 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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