Deadline: 09-Jul-21
The Community Care Corps has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers or directly assist older adults or adults with disabilities with non-medical care to maintain their independence.
The Oasis Institute has received a five-year cooperative agreement from the U.S. Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging (ACL/AoA) to implement the National Volunteer Care Corps.
This program, now called Community Care Corps, is administered by Oasis in cooperation with Caregiver Action Network and the National Association for Area Agencies on Aging (referred to as “Administrators” in this Request for Proposals).
Altarum, a nonprofit research and consulting organization, will also be an integral part of consulting and advising the Administrators and the program.
Through an independent review committee and competitive grantmaking process, the Administrators will distribute these funds to foster innovative local models to provide volunteer non-medical assistance to older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers; and to evaluate the effectiveness of those models in different communities nationally.
Award Information
- The Administrators will award grants ranging in size from $30,000 to $150,000 to applicants who have not previously been awarded funding.
- Applicants who have previously been granted funding from Community Care Corps, may apply for second-year funding up to $100,000 or 100% of the previously awarded amount, whichever is less.
- The grant period will be for 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
A range of types of entities are encouraged to apply. They want to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the nation reflective of geography, urban/rural/frontier and Tribal communities, underserved and limited English-speaking populations, communities with limited support programs, etc.
Examples of the types of organizations that are eligible to apply are:
- Domestic public or private non-profit entities;
- Local communities;
- State, county, and local governments;
- Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American);
- Faith-based organizations;
- Community-based organizations;
- Hospitals and health care systems;
- Institutions of higher education;
- Entities with expertise in the delivery of services and supports to older adults, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers.
For more information, visit https://www.communitycarecorps.org/rfp