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Cooperative Agreement for National Technical Assistance Center on Kinship and Grandfamilies

This opportunity is a forecasted cooperative agreement from the Administration for Community Living to establish the National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) on Kinship and Grandfamilies. - Government Buyer: - Administration for Community Living (ACL) - Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services - Purpose and Scope: - Establish a National Technical Assistance Center to support grandfamilies and kinship families - Enhance the National Aging Services Network's ability to serve caregivers, children, and parents - Implement the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers - Services Requested: - Technical assistance, resources, training, and peer-to-peer learning for kinship and grandfamilies - Emergency preparedness and response planning - Collaboration with subject matter experts and scaling of proven models - Funding and Eligibility: - Total estimated funding: $3,000,000 - Individual awards expected between $750,000 and $1,000,000 - Cost sharing or matching required - Eligible applicants: faith-based and community organizations (foreign entities not eligible) - Notable Requirements: - Focus on service delivery and capacity building, not product procurement - Cooperative agreement as the funding instrument - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are named, as this is a grant for technical assistance and service delivery.

Description

The National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) on Kinship and Grandfamilies aims to enhance services for grandfamilies and kinship families through the National Aging Services Network. It seeks to increase the network's capacity and effectiveness in supporting the health and well-being of caregivers, children, and parents within these families. NTAC will implement the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers by scaling proven models, collaborating with experts, providing technical assistance, resources, training, fostering peer learning, and planning emergency responses.

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