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Lifespan Respite Care Program: Advancing the Recruitment, Training and Retention of Respite Care Providers

ID: HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-LRSP-0065 • Type: Posted

Description

The general purpose of the project is to strengthen and advance the recently developed National Respite Care Provider Training (NRCPT), first developed under the Lifespan Respite Care Program: Special Projects to Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and Sustainability (grant number: 90LRSP0001).The grantee will undertake activities intended to foster the following advancements to the NRCPT: 1. Promote and support the broader usage of this resource in new and emerging respite service delivery areas (e.g., states and local communities).2. Identify and leverage opportunities to make the training available in more states and local communities nationwide.3. Develop and test approaches for connecting newly trained providers to caregivers and other service recipients. (e.g., respite registries or similarly accessible modalities).4. Identify and develop for implementation and dissemination methods for retaining respite providers, including opportunities for career advancement and upward mobility.5. Adapt for use among limited English speaking populations, for whom career options are currently limited.6. Identify a pathway for establishing an evidence-base for the NRCPT.Through the above activities, the grantee will achieve the following key outcomes:1. Enhanced awareness and usage of the NRCPT.2. Improved retention of respite providers3. Streamlined access for caregivers to trained respite providers.
Background
The Lifespan Respite Care Program, administered by the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Administration on Aging (AoA), aims to address the crisis in the direct care workforce, particularly for respite care providers. This grant opportunity seeks to enhance the National Respite Care Provider Training (NRCPT), which was developed to improve training and retention of respite care workers.

The initiative aligns with President Biden’s Executive Order on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers, emphasizing the need for accessible home and community-based services.

Grant Details
The project will focus on several key activities:
1. Promote broader usage of NRCPT in new respite service delivery areas nationwide.
2. Identify opportunities to expand training availability across states and communities.
3. Develop methods for connecting newly trained providers with caregivers through registries or similar platforms.
4. Create strategies for retaining respite providers, including career advancement opportunities.
5. Adapt NRCPT for limited English-speaking populations to enhance their career options.
6. Establish an evidence base for NRCPT effectiveness.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include public or private nonprofit entities that can demonstrate experience and capacity to undertake a project of this scope and intent, particularly those that advance equity for historically underserved populations.

Period of Performance
The project will be conducted over a three-year period with a fully funded budget, requiring substantial involvement from ACL/AoA throughout its duration.

Grant Value
The total funding available is up to $1,250,000, with a requirement for grantees to match 25% of total project costs from non-federal resources.

Place of Performance
The project is expected to have a national scope, addressing needs across various states and communities.
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Overview

Agency
Administration for Community Living (ACL) [HHS]
Category of Funding
Income Security and Social Services
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
93.072 - Lifespan Respite Care Program
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 8/5/24 Administration for Community Living posted grant opportunity HHS-2024-ACL-AOA-LRSP-0065 for Lifespan Respite Care Program: Advancing the Recruitment, Training and Retention of Respite Care Providers with funding of $1.3 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.072 Lifespan Respite Care Program. It is expected that one grant will be made worth between $950,000 and $1.3 million.

Timing

Posted Date
Aug. 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Sept. 5, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Last Updated
Aug. 5, 2024, 6:42 p.m. EDT
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Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Public/private non-profit entities. Based on statutory requirements for the Lifespan Respite Care Program authorized by Congress in 2006 under Title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C 201), and the Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020, awards may only be made to public or private nonprofit entities. 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.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,250,000
Floor
$950,000
Estimated Program Funding
$1,250,000
Estimated Number of Grants
1

Contacts

Contact
Administration for Community Living
Contact Email
lori.stalbaum@acl.hhs.gov   Profile
Email Description
Government
Contact Phone
(202) 795-7407
Additional Information Site
https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities

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