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Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.761
Link
View Program Website
Sponsors
Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Optional): Dec 7, 2022
Application: Jan 11, 2023
Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Donna Bethge
Donna.Bethge@acl.hhs.gov
202.795.7659

For grants management or budget questions:
Aiesha Gurley
202.795.7358

Purpose

The Administration for Community Living provides funding to help communities reduce falls and/or falls risk among older adults and adults with disabilities through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs.

This funding opportunity has 2 goals.

  1. Develop capacity to increase the number of older adults and adults with disabilities who participate in evidence-based falls prevention programs to empower them to reduce their risk of falls
  2. Identify and implement one or more robust strategies that will promote the sustainability of evidence-based falls prevention programs

Applicants must propose programs that engage underserved populations, such as Black, Latino, Indigenous, Native American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, persons of color, religious minorities, LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, or people living in rural areas.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are domestic public or private nonprofit entities including:

  • State, county, city, township, and special district governments
  • Tribal governments
  • Public, state controlled, and private institutions of higher education
  • Public housing authorities
  • Indian housing authorities
  • Tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status
  • Independent school districts
  • Faith-based organizations
  • Community organizations
Geographic coverage
Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $600,000
Award floor: $400,000
Project period: 48 months
Estimated number of awards: 6
Estimated total program funding: $3,500,000

Application process

Links to the application and full announcement are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

While not required, potential applicants are encouraged to email a letter of intent to Donna Bethge by December 12, 2022.

Applicant conference call
November 16, 2022
1:00 p.m. Eastern
Call-in number: 888.455.0043
Passcode: 9989425
Playback number: 800.835.8069

Tagged as
Aging and aging-related services · American Indian or Alaska Native · Asian · Black or African American · Community and faith-based initiatives · Elderly population · Hispanic or Latino · Informal caregivers · LGBTQI+ · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · Networking and collaboration · People with disabilities · Public health · Racial and ethnic groups · Sustainability of programs · Veterans

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