Closing the Health Disparity Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strengthening the U.S. Health Care Workforce

The summary for the Closing the Health Disparity Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strengthening the U.S. Health Care Workforce grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Administration for Community Living, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Closing the Health Disparity Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strengthening the U.S. Health Care Workforce: The Administration on Disabilities (AoD) seeks to fund one five-year cooperative agreement that will increase and accelerate current efforts to embed ID/DD content into medical and allied health school education programs. The goal of the project is to expand access to quality healthcare for individuals with ID/DD by increasing the ID/DD-specific knowledge, skills, attitudes, and competence of the health care workforce. By funding this project, AoD seeks to create greater health equity and increase life expectancy of the ID/DD population.

Federal Grant Title:	Closing the Health Disparity Gap for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strengthening the U.S. Health Care Workforce
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL)
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2020-ACL-AOD-DNHE-0416
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.631
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 29th, 2020
Original Application Deadline:	June 29th, 2020
Posted Date:	April 30th, 2020
Creation Date:	April 30th, 2020
Archive Date:	July 29th, 2020
Total Program Funding:	$350,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$350,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$300,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	April 30th, 2020

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants
Grant Announcement Contact: Elizabeth Leef
[email protected]
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