Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2017 ACL AOD DDTI 0219
The Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Plan Implementation Grant is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL), focused on strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion practices across the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Network. Issued as a cooperative agreement (meaning the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement with the recipient during the project), this grant supports the rollout of a Diversity and Inclusion training program that was developed in FY2017 by a consortium of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs). The core purpose is practical implementation: taking an existing training framework and putting it into action across UCEDD programs and related DD Network entities so that it results in real, measurable improvements in workforce diversity and cultural and linguistic competence.
The funding is intended to equip UCEDDs at every level, including leadership, staff, and governing boards, with concrete skills and tools to sustain diversity and inclusion as ongoing organizational practices rather than one-time initiatives. The training emphasis is on cultural and linguistic competence within programs that serve or are concerned with developmental disabilities. In practice, that means building the knowledge, strategies, and methods needed to serve diverse communities effectively, reduce barriers to participation, and ensure that people from different cultural and language backgrounds are meaningfully included in program design, governance, service delivery, and evaluation.
The long-term goals laid out in the opportunity focus on strengthening representation and improving outcomes for historically underrepresented populations within AIDD-supported programming and across the broader DD Network. These goals include increasing the diversity of leadership, staff, and governing boards across the DD Network; building cultural competence capacity among those same groups so that inclusion becomes embedded into decision-making and daily operations; increasing the number of people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and people from disadvantaged backgrounds who benefit from programs supported by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD); and improving recruitment and employment practices so that underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic communities, people with disabilities, and people from diverse or disadvantaged communities, are more effectively hired, retained, and advanced.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number HHS 2017 ACL AOD DDTI 0219 and falls under the funding activity category of Income Security and Social Services, with CFDA number 93.632. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $350,000, indicating that ACL anticipated selecting a single applicant to carry out implementation at a scale broad enough to influence multiple centers and systems. Eligibility is described as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which typically suggests that applicants may include specific organizations or entities defined in the notice rather than a standard open set such as states or universities.
Key dates show the opportunity was created on May 9, 2017, with an original application deadline of July 10, 2017. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Overall, the grant is best understood as an implementation-focused investment designed to spread and operationalize an established UCEDD-developed training program, with the broader intention of changing organizational culture and improving equity in who leads, who is employed, and who benefits from developmental disabilities programs supported by ACL/AIDD.Apply for HHS 2017 ACL AOD DDTI 0219
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Plan Implementation Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.632.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 09, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (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 $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Diversity and Inclusion Training Action Plan Implementation Grant?
It is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL). The grant is designed to support implementation of an existing Diversity and Inclusion training program across the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Network, with a strong focus on practical, measurable improvements in diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
Which HHS office is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by HHS through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), and it is connected to the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) in terms of the populations and programs it aims to impact.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
This opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement. That means ACL expects to have substantial involvement with the recipient during the project, rather than operating at a distance as is common with many standard grants.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The core purpose is implementation. Specifically, it supports the rollout of a Diversity and Inclusion training program (developed in FY2017 by a consortium of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, or UCEDDs) so it is put into action across UCEDD programs and related DD Network entities and produces real, measurable improvements in workforce diversity and cultural and linguistic competence.
Is the training program being created from scratch under this award?
No. The funding is intended to implement an existing training framework that was developed in FY2017 by a consortium of UCEDDs. The emphasis of the opportunity is taking that established framework and operationalizing it across the network.
Who is the training meant to reach within organizations?
The opportunity states the training is intended to equip UCEDDs at every level, including leadership, staff, and governing boards. The intent is to embed diversity and inclusion as ongoing organizational practices rather than a one-time initiative.
What topic area does the training emphasize?
The training emphasis is on cultural and linguistic competence within programs that serve or are concerned with developmental disabilities. This includes practical skills and tools to serve diverse communities effectively and to reduce barriers to participation.
What kinds of outcomes is the grant trying to produce?
The opportunity highlights outcomes related to strengthening representation and improving equity across the DD Network. It frames the desired results as measurable improvements in workforce diversity and cultural and linguistic competence, and broader organizational culture change related to inclusion.
What long-term goals are described in the opportunity?
The opportunity lists long-term goals that include: increasing the diversity of leadership, staff, and governing boards across the DD Network; building cultural competence capacity among leadership, staff, and boards so inclusion becomes embedded in decision-making and daily operations; increasing the number of people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and people from disadvantaged backgrounds who benefit from AIDD-supported programs; and improving recruitment and employment practices so underrepresented groups are more effectively hired, retained, and advanced.
Which populations are specifically referenced as historically underrepresented or prioritized for improved outcomes?
The opportunity explicitly references underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and people from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as people from diverse or disadvantaged communities, in the context of who should benefit and who should be recruited, retained, and advanced.
How does the opportunity describe meaningful inclusion?
It describes meaningful inclusion as ensuring that people from different cultural and language backgrounds are included in program design, governance, service delivery, and evaluation, and that barriers to participation are reduced.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HHS 2017 ACL AOD DDTI 0219.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 93.632.
What funding activity category is this opportunity listed under?
The opportunity is listed under the funding activity category of Income Security and Social Services.
How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards is one, indicating ACL anticipated selecting a single applicant to conduct implementation at a broad enough scale to influence multiple centers and systems.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $350,000.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. This typically indicates that eligible applicants may be specific organization types or entities defined in the notice rather than a broadly open category.
When was the funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on May 9, 2017.
What was the original application deadline?
The original application deadline was July 10, 2017.
How were applications required to be submitted, and by what time?
Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the DD Network in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description, the grant is focused on strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion practices across the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Network, particularly through implementation across UCEDD programs and related DD Network entities.
How does the opportunity connect to UCEDDs?
The training program to be implemented was developed by a consortium of UCEDDs in FY2017, and the funding is intended to support rollout across UCEDD programs, including leadership, staff, and governing boards.
What is meant by making diversity and inclusion "ongoing organizational practices"?
The opportunity emphasizes that the training should provide concrete skills and tools that help organizations sustain diversity and inclusion over time, integrating it into decision-making and daily operations rather than treating it as a one-time training event.
What is the overall intent of the grant in plain terms?
The opportunity can be summarized as an implementation-focused investment: taking an established UCEDD-developed diversity and inclusion training program and spreading it across the DD Network to improve equity in who leads, who is employed, and who benefits from developmental disabilities programs supported by ACL/AIDD.
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