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State Grants for Lifespan Respite Care Program Enhancement

This opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) seeks to fund state agencies to enhance and expand statewide respite care services for family caregivers. - Government Buyer: - Administration for Community Living (ACL), a federal agency - Program Details: - Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Grants - Two grant options: - For new states or those re-establishing core respite infrastructure - For states with previous grants seeking to enhance existing programs - Focus on improving and expanding statewide systems for respite care - Required collaboration with state respite organizations and coalitions - Target population: family caregivers of children and adults with disabilities and chronic conditions - Eligibility Requirements: - Only state agencies designated under the Older Americans Act or Medicaid - Must work with an ADRC/No Wrong Door System and a statewide respite care coalition - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are mentioned, as this is a grant for service program enhancement, not a product procurement - Notable Requirements: - Cost sharing is required - Cooperative agreement funding instrument - Emphasis on system capacity building and service delivery improvement

Description

The Administration for Community Living is seeking applications from eligible state agencies to advance respite services through the statewide Lifespan Respite Care system. There are two grant options: one for new states or those re-establishing respite infrastructures, and another for states with previous grants seeking to expand. Grantees will collaborate with state respite organizations to enhance and expand respite services for family caregivers of children and adults with disabilities and chronic conditions. The program aims to improve state systems and capacities to deliver respite care across all age groups.

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