Advancing State Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers | HHS 2024 ACL AOA CGNS 0040

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACL AOA CGNS 0040

This funding opportunity, titled "Advancing State Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers" (HHS 2024 ACL AOA CGNS 0040), is a discretionary cooperative agreement program run by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). It uses the demonstration authority in Section 373(i) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (as amended) to help states move from planning to real, statewide action that strengthens supports for family caregivers. The core expectation is that grantees will use the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers as the organizing framework for what they build, improve, and scale, focusing on the Strategy's goals, recommendations, and specific actions rather than creating an unrelated or standalone initiative.

The program is designed to push states toward coordinated, cross-agency implementation. Applicants are expected to form and manage partnerships across state-level systems that touch caregivers and the people they support. In practice, that means bringing together multiple government and community stakeholders to decide which parts of the National Strategy they will tackle statewide and how those changes will be embedded in day-to-day operations. The NOFO emphasizes choosing targeted Strategy priorities and then aligning agencies so the work is not siloed, duplicative, or dependent on a single program office. The cooperative agreement structure also signals that ACL will likely have an active federal role in project oversight and collaboration, rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal engagement.

The project period is two years, with a built-in structure that separates early coordination from later execution. Grantees may use up to the first three months for planning and coordination with their partners, which is effectively a start-up phase to finalize agreements, define roles, establish governance, and set an implementation roadmap. A key requirement at the end of that initial planning window is the submission of a sustainability plan. That plan must explain how the state will maintain and continue the project activities and accomplishments after federal funding ends, making sustainability a central deliverable rather than an afterthought. After the planning period, the remaining time is focused on implementation and execution, meaning states are expected to put their chosen Strategy actions into practice and demonstrate measurable progress during the award term.

Eligibility is narrow and limited to State Units on Aging that are authorized to administer funds under Title III-E and Section 373(a) of the Older Americans Act. In other words, this is intended for the official state agencies that lead Older Americans Act caregiver programming and related aging services, not local governments, nonprofits, academic institutions, or healthcare providers applying on their own. The eligible applicant type is state government, and foreign entities are explicitly not eligible to apply for or receive awards under this announcement.

From a funding and competition standpoint, ACL expects to make about four awards, with an award ceiling of $490,000 per award. The funding activity category is listed as Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA (now commonly referenced through Assistance Listing) number is 93.052. The opportunity was created on 2024-06-06, and the original application closing date is 2024-08-06. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a time-limited, implementation-focused boost for states to coordinate agencies, select priority actions from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, launch those actions statewide, and lock in a credible plan to keep them going beyond the federal project period.

• The Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing State Implementation of the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.052.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-06.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-08-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $490,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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