Family to Family Health Care Information and Education Center Grants

The summary for the Family to Family Health Care Information and Education Center Grants 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 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Family to Family Health Care Information and Education Center Grants: Since fiscal year (FY) 2001, Congress has appropriated over $200 million for the Real Choice Systems Change (RCSC) Grants for Community Living. In implementing the RCSC program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded over 200 grants to all fifty states, the District of Columbia (DC), and two territories totaling approximately $188 million. In FY2005, during the consolidated appropriations process, Congress appropriated an additional $39 million to fund a new round of RCSC grants. (see H.R Conference Report 108-792.[1]) States and other eligible organizations, in partnership with their disability and aging communities, may submit proposals to design and construct systems infrastructure that will result in effective and enduring improvements in community long-term support systems. These system changes are designed to enable children and adults of any age who have a disability or long-term illness to: Live in the most integrated community setting appropriate to their individual support requirements and preferences; Exercise meaningful choices about their living environment, the providers of services they receive, the types of supports they use, and the manner by which services are provided; and Obtain quality services in a manner as consistent as possible with their community living preferences and priorities. The FY2005 offering comprises three distinct grant programs: (1) Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Grants; (2) Family-to-Family Health Care Information and Education Center Grants; and (3) Systems Transformation Grants. Funding for the ADRC grants is being offered under a separate Federal grant solicitation CFDA # 93-048 administered by the Administration on Aging (AoA) in partnership with CMS. That solicitation will be issued simultaneously. More information about it is located at www.cms.hhs.gov/newfreedom or www.aoa.gov. Award and on-going oversight of the ADRC grants will be conducted jointly by AoA and CMS.[2] (Additionally, on March 1, 2005, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released the Mental Health Transformation State Incentive solicitation ($18.8 million in funding.) These cooperative agreements, when awarded, will support states' infrastructure and service delivery improvements with mental health and related services.)