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

The summary for the Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative 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.

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

Federal Grant Title:	Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative
Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Community Living (HHS-ACL)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2022-ACL-CIP-DNCW-0086
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	93.048
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	July 13th, 2022
Original Application Deadline:	July 13th, 2022
Posted Date:	April 29th, 2022
Creation Date:	April 29th, 2022
Archive Date:	August 24th, 2022
Total Program Funding:	$1,300,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$1,200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	June 9th, 2022

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://acl.gov/grants/open-opportunities
Grant Announcement Contact: Caroline Ryan
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