Cecelia Aldridge
Cecelia.Aldridge@acl.hhs.gov

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) will provide funding to support a Tribal Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Resource Center to expand home and community-based supports (HCBS) to enable tribal elders to remain in their homes and/or communities. The program has been developed through consultations with tribes and tribal elders to respond to their demands for increased tribal access to expanded, culturally sensitive, person-centered home and community-based supports.

The Resource Center will:

• Create a network of navigators through recruitment and training that will assist tribes in the development of appropriate LTSS in response to identified, tribe-specific needs
• Develop a practical and hands on toolkit for tribes to assist in implementing LTSS in their individual tribal communities
• Further target services to the 282 tribes that receive Title VI grants under the OAIANNHP
• Have publicly-available resources that are accessible to all tribes and organizations that work with American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian populations
• Focus on improving the lives of those served by ACL by supporting the development of tribal-specific LTSS that assist older adults and people with disabilities while also empowering tribes to develop programs that are integrated into their unique culture

Eligible applicants include:

• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• Native American tribal organizations
• Native American Consortiums of Federally Recognized Tribes
• Nonprofit organizations having 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
• Institutions of higher education

Funds for this program should be used to serve Title VI eligible-populations of federally recognized American Indian Tribes, Native Alaskan villages and communities, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Urban tribes are not eligible to receive funding under this program.

Award ceiling: $250,000 per year
Award floor: $200,000 per year
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 1

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov.

Contact Cecelia Aldridge to request application instructions.