Administration for Community Living · Department of Health and Human Services

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

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In short: Administration for Community Living expects to make 1 award of up to $2 million. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

Deadline: Opens Mar 14, 2027 · due about Mar 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size: Up to $2M
Total available: $2M · about 1 award
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: City or town government, Public college or university, County government, State government, Tribal government, Private college or university
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
No match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 1

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About this grant

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) intends to fund one (1) three-year cooperative agreement to maintain and expand the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center. The primary goal of this initiative is to support cross-sector efforts to address the current shortage and high turnover rate of direct care workers. By strengthening this workforce, ACL aims to ensure that older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers can safely live, work, and fully participate in their communities.

Who can apply, from the official notice

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.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/9ef82f07-e0d8-4d87-b252-95e8dc813f71 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/ed98d0a8-aafb-4bc9-a1a5-3231bebde59e

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Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 1 pass-through grant on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, Davidson County	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	$6,479 spent that year	2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Developmental Disabilities Projects of National Significance
Program number 93.631 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL) · Project grant

How applications are judged

No application can be approved unless it shows/provides evidence of its non-profit status. Project's proposed design is complete and feasible, and includes measurable objectives and an evaluation component. Project does not supplant activities that are funded under other Federal programs. Competing grant applications will be reviewed and evaluated against criteria that are specified in each published funding opportunity announcement.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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