Empowering Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities in Tribal Communities through Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs Financed Solely by 2016 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2016)

 

The Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) forecasts the possible availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 funds to make two-year grants to approximately four tribal entities for chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programming and infrastructure. Grantee Goals: Goal 1: Significantly increase the number of older adults and adults with disabilities in tribal communities who participate in evidence-based self-management programs to empower them to better manage their chronic conditions; and Goal 2: Implement innovative funding arrangements to support the CDSME programs beyond the end of the grant period.

Active HHS-2016-ACL-AOA-CS-0129 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Administration for Community Living Cooperative Agreement 4 Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. 04/25/2016 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Kristie Kulinski
kristie.kulinski@acl.hhs.gov
http://acl.gov/Funding_Opportunities/Announcements/Index.aspx kristie.kulinski@acl.hhs.gov $400,000.00 Awards range from $50,000.00 to $150,000.00