Information and Planning: Understanding the Capacity of the Aging Network | HHS 2024 ACL AOA PPUC 0122

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACL AOA PPUC 0122

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is offering a single discretionary cooperative agreement titled "Information and Planning: Understanding the Capacity of the Aging Network" (Opportunity Number HHS 2024 ACL AOA PPUC 0122; CFDA 93.048). The purpose of this award is to strengthen what ACL and its partners know about the Aging Network by systematically documenting and reporting what key network members are doing, what they are good at, and how their work is evolving, especially in health-related efforts and the delivery of community-based services and supports. In practical terms, the project is meant to create a clearer, more usable picture of the on-the-ground activities and expertise housed in Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Tribal Organizations, and other relevant organizations involved in serving older adults and caregivers.

The opportunity is framed around the idea that the Aging Network is present in every community and plays a central role in planning, running, and delivering services for older Americans. Because community needs change over time, ACL is emphasizing that the network must continually assess how programs are working, where there are gaps, and what innovations or improvements are emerging. This grant focuses on the ongoing need to capture that information in an organized way so that ACL and the network can make better-informed decisions about program design, service delivery, and future directions.

A key aim is to broaden the knowledge base around ACL priorities and other pressing issues affecting older adults. The announcement specifically highlights caregiving, housing, and diversity, equity, and inclusion as priority areas where ACL wants deeper visibility into what the network is doing and how it is adapting. The intended outcome is a stronger understanding of how AAAs, Tribal Organizations, and other appropriate agencies are enhancing or expanding services and supports to meet both current demands and anticipated future needs of older adults and their caregivers. Because this is a cooperative agreement, the recipient should expect substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, meaning ACL is likely to work closely with the awardee on shaping, coordinating, or refining project activities and deliverables.

Eligibility is limited to domestic public or private nonprofit entities. Examples named in the announcement include 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. Foreign entities are not eligible to apply or receive an award under this opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly included as eligible as long as they meet the general eligibility requirements.

The funding details indicate there is only one expected award, with an award ceiling of $250,000. The original application closing date was June 5, 2024, and the opportunity was created on April 5, 2024. Overall, this funding opportunity is less about direct service expansion and more about producing actionable, network-wide insight: collecting and organizing information on what Aging Network organizations are doing, identifying strengths and evolving practices, and helping ACL and the broader network plan improvements that keep pace with demographic changes, caregiver needs, housing pressures, and equity-focused service expectations.

• The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Information and Planning: Understanding the Capacity of the Aging Network" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-05. (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 $250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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