The mission of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) is to maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers. Through this funding opportunity, the Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), plans to award approximately 6 – 8 Cooperative Agreements to domestic public or private non-profit entities.
The intent of this funding opportunity is to support organizations to reduce falls and/or falls risk among older adults and adults with disabilities in their community through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs, focusing on those older adults in underserved areas/populations, as defined by the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.
This funding opportunity has two goals:
Deadlines:
Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state governments, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, special district governments, nonprofits having a 501(C)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, city or township governments, public and state controlled institutes of higher education, independent school districts, private institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS other than institutions of higher education, county governments, faith based organizations, and community organizations.
Applicants must request a total budget between $400,000 - $600,000 in federal funds for the four-year project. All awards are subject to the availability of federal funds.
