U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Lifespan Respite Care Program
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Opening soon
- 1 grant
- Type of help
- Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
- Typical award
- FY2017 - 2 New State Grants ($200,000 per grant); 1 Continuation Award for Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance Resource Center ($239,010); 12 Advancing State Lifespan Respite Care System Awards (Range: $86,867 -...
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- Lifespan Respite Care Program: State Grants · Opens Nov 20, 2026 · due about May 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
To expand and enhance respite care services to family caregivers; improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and to provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain. The Act also creates a National Lifespan Respite Resource Center designed to maintain a national database on lifespan respite care; provide training and technical assistance to State, community and nonprofit respite care programs; and provide information, referral, and educational programs to the public on lifespan respite care.
How applications are judged
Competitive. Details for evaluating applications are published as part of the program announcement. Major emphases are: (1) Systems Advancement; (2) Partnership Development/Stakeholder Engagement; (3) Service Provision; (4) level of effort; (5) involvement of community-based organizations in planning and implementation activities; and (6) projects that benefit disadvantaged groups, including low-income, minority and limited English speaking populations.
Match
Eligible State agencies must provide a non-Federal cash or in-kind contribution of not less than 25% of the total award.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
2 awards to Tennessee groups since 2020. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | Nashville, Davidson County | $861K | 2020 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $512K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 1 pass-through grant on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Respite Coalition | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $34K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).