ClosedDeadline extended (was Jun 28, 2022)Opportunity HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086

Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative

Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Administration for Community Living (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was July 13, 2022. Individual awards are listed as $1.2M – $1.3M, with about 1 award expected and $1.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and private colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.048 (Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Apr 29, 2022Posted
Jul 13, 2022Application deadline
Sep 1, 2022 (est.)Est. award date

Posted: Apr 29, 2022
Close date: Jul 13, 2022
Est. award date: Sep 1, 2022
Award floor: $1,200,000
Award ceiling: $1,300,000
Est. total funding: $1,300,000
Original deadline (extended): Jun 28, 2022
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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. Priority will be given to national public, national private non-profit agencies, national organizations including national faith and community based organizations (FBOs and CBOs), and national Indian tribal organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

County governments
City or township governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

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Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

ACL will award one five year cooperative agreement to support the establishment of a national technical assistance center designed to strengthen the direct care workforce. ACL seeks to advance capacity to recruit and retain a high-quality, competent and effective direct care workforce of professionals capable of meeting the growing needs that older adults and people with disabilities have for such supports. The technical assistance center will address the insufficient supply of trained direct care workers at a systems level, promote promising practices at all levels of the service system. and improve data collection to enable a full understanding of the workforce issue.

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Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.048Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary ProjectsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.048

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$82.8M

FY25

$82.8M

FY26

$82.8M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.048. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Administration for Community Living
caroline.ryan@acl.hhs.gov
202-795-7361

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Private colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.2m – $1.3m, total estimated program funding is $1,300,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.072