Lifespan Respite Care Program: Advancing the Recruitment, Training and Retention of Respite Care Providers

The summary for the Lifespan Respite Care Program: Advancing the Recruitment, Training and Retention of Respite Care Providers 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.

Lifespan Respite Care Program: Advancing the Recruitment, Training and Retention of Respite Care Providers: The general purpose of the project is to strengthen and advance the recently developed National Respite Care Provider Training (NRCPT), first developed under the Lifespan Respite Care Program: Special Projects to Strengthen Program Development, Implementation and Sustainability (grant number: 90LRSP0001).The grantee will undertake activities intended to foster the following advancements to the NRCPT: 1. Promote and support the broader usage of this resource in new and emerging respite service delivery areas (e.g., states and local communities).2. Identify and leverage opportunities to make the training available in more states and local communities nationwide.3. Develop and test approaches for connecting newly trained providers to caregivers and other service recipients. (e.g., respite registries or similarly accessible modalities).4. Identify and develop for implementation and dissemination methods for retaining respite providers, including opportunities for career advancement and upward mobility.5. Adapt for use among limited English speaking populations, for whom career options are currently limited.6. Identify a pathway for establishing an evidence-base for the NRCPT.Through the above activities, the grantee will achieve the following key outcomes:1. Enhanced awareness and usage of the NRCPT.2. Improved retention of respite providers3. Streamlined access for caregivers to trained respite providers.