Deadline: 30-May-23
The Administration for Community Living is inviting applications to support the development and enhancement of aging and disability organizations.
The successful recipient must demonstrate their capacity to work collaboratively across relevant stakeholders to provide technical assistance that improves access to long-term services and supports (LTSS) through CCHs as well as the ability to rapidly deploy and manage competitive subawards directly to an estimated 20 aging and disability organizations. The COE will ensure coordination and engagement with other relevant national partners such as USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute (ADBI), ADvancing States, Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU), and the Partnership to Align Social Care
The intent is to provide funding directly to LEs with an emphasis on areas of the country without existing infrastructure, to build their network maturity and align their service capabilities to contract with health care sector entities (e.g., accountable care organizations, health plans, managed care organizations, hospitals, health systems, and more). Participants will complete an Organizational Capacity Assessment (optional for those that have already done so) to identify capacity to coordinate and streamline contracting, quality assurance, IT system and data integration, and workforce development, as well as access to a menu of social service options so that individuals can obtain the social care they need through a single point of entry. This competitive NOFO will also identify up to 5 regional Centers for Excellence to help provide technical assistance, mentoring and facilitate partnerships across health payers and LEs.
Program Goals
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Part I: Develop and Implement Subawards to CCHs
- A central deliverable in Year One will be the disbursement of subawards to CCHs within three to six months of receipt of funds. The successful recipient is expected to use a transparent and open process for soliciting, reviewing, selecting, and making the required subawards via grants to CCHs
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Part II: Creation of Center of Excellence (COE) and Facilitated Technical Assistance
- The primary responsibility of the COE will be to serve as a national focal point to provide technical assistance to scale and support new and existing CCHs, with an emphasis on organizations in ACL’s aging and disability networks
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Part III: Participate in Evaluation of Community Care Hubs
- The COE will work with ACL and its contractor to participate in the design and implementation of an evaluation to assess the impact of CCHs on the delivery and coordination of services that address HRSNs.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $11,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $12,700,000
- Award Floor: $10,500,000
- Length of Project Period: 36-month project period with three 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- To “pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for all, including people of color and others who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality.” This guidance is intended to begin to address inequities in HHS programs, processes, and policies that may serve as barriers to equal opportunity. By advancing equity in our NOFOs, we can “create opportunities for the improvement of communities that have been historically underserved, which benefits everyone.”
- Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.