Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACL AOA LRSP 0432
The Lifespan Respite Care Program: Special Projects to Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and Sustainability is a competitive federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Aging (AoA). It is authorized under Section 2903 of the Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-442) and is intended to fund targeted "special projects" that expand and strengthen how respite care systems are built and sustained across states. These projects are designed to complement, not duplicate, the work of the Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance and Resource Center (TARC), meaning the awardee is expected to add capacity and practical tools that states and partners can use to improve respite access and quality.
A major driver behind the opportunity is the RAISE Family Caregivers Act and the related creation of a Family Caregiving Advisory Council tasked with helping establish and maintain a National Family Caregiving Strategy. Because the National Strategy is expected to elevate issues like access to respite, workforce challenges, and the value of natural supports, ACL/AoA is signaling that the funded project should align with these national priorities and produce usable, scalable technical assistance (TA) that strengthens state and local respite systems. In practical terms, the emphasis is on capacity building: helping state-based lifespan respite efforts develop stronger infrastructure, better implementation approaches, and long-term sustainability.
The funded work is expected to focus on three core areas. First, applicants are asked to develop, test, and scale a respite workforce recruitment, training, and retention program. This workforce component is framed as especially urgent given COVID-19 impacts that disrupted and strained direct care and respite staffing, so the expectation is that the project will produce actionable models or curricula and strategies that can realistically help families find qualified respite providers. Second, the project should develop and field test a state-based framework and roadmap for respite system planning and development, explicitly tying that roadmap to the forthcoming National Family Caregiving Strategy. This suggests deliverables that states can follow step-by-step, such as planning templates, readiness assessments, implementation guides, or governance and financing strategies. Third, the project is expected to strengthen and test enhanced approaches that help caregivers and families build or improve their own natural support systems, integrating respite and other supports. This focuses on strengthening informal networks and community supports that can reduce caregiver isolation and supplement formal services.
In addition to those required focus areas, ACL/AoA allows optional topics for expanded technical assistance and capacity building, as identified by applicants and their partners, as long as they clearly improve state-based respite capacity. That optional category gives room for innovation, but the proposal still needs to stay grounded in measurable system improvement and practical adoption by states and communities.
Funding is offered as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects an ongoing, substantial level of involvement in the project rather than a hands-off grant. The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2020 ACL AOA LRSP 0432, CFDA 93.072, in the income security and social services category. ACL/AoA plans to make a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $750,000, so the applicant selected will essentially serve as the primary national vehicle for carrying out these special project activities during the project period.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications provided in the full notice. Even though it is broadly open, ACL/AoA makes clear that the successful applicant must demonstrate substantial knowledge and expertise in respite, family caregiver support, and lifespan respite program development and implementation across age groups and across disease and disability populations. The application is also expected to show a strong collaborative structure: a consortium of organizations working in a well-defined partnership, with one organization serving as the fiduciary and programmatic lead. Finally, the applicant must show the ability to coordinate and partner across federal, state, and local levels, which fits the purpose of producing technical assistance and tools that can be adopted widely and that support broader national caregiving goals.
Key administrative details in the source data include a Creation Date of July 20, 2020, and an Original Closing Date of September 3, 2020, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date.Apply for HHS 2020 ACL AOA LRSP 0432
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Lifespan Respite Care Program: Special Projects to Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and Sustainability" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.072.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 20, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 03, 2020 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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