Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2020 ACL AOA HSSG 0417
This federal grant opportunity, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), focuses on expanding national capacity to deliver person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI) care and supportive services for Holocaust survivors living in the United States, as well as other older adults with a history of trauma and the family caregivers who assist them. The project is designed to build directly on ACL's earlier initiative, "Advancing Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Supportive Services for Holocaust Survivors," by taking prior progress and scaling it into broader, more durable systems change across the aging services landscape.
At its core, the opportunity aims to strengthen and spread innovative approaches that recognize how trauma can shape an older person's health, behavior, trust in systems, and willingness or ability to engage with services. The emphasis on person-centered care signals that services should be organized around the individual's goals, preferences, culture, and lived experience rather than a one-size-fits-all model. The trauma-informed focus means the work should help providers and organizations understand trauma effects, avoid re-traumatization, improve emotional and physical safety, and build supportive environments for both clients and caregivers. While Holocaust survivors remain a central population for this work, the program explicitly expands the focus to include other older adults who have experienced trauma, acknowledging that trauma histories may stem from many sources and can significantly affect aging and caregiving needs.
The successful applicant is expected to take a national leadership role and to embed person-centered, trauma-informed practices at multiple levels of the aging services network, including federal, state, and local or community-based systems. In practical terms, this implies work that goes beyond direct service delivery and moves toward strengthening infrastructure: developing and disseminating models of care, building provider competencies, supporting organizational adoption, and helping agencies integrate PCTI principles into routine operations. The goal is not simply to run a set of programs in a limited number of sites, but to increase nationwide capability so that trauma-informed, person-centered approaches become more standard and accessible wherever older adults and caregivers seek help.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial federal involvement during the project period, such as ongoing collaboration, technical direction, and coordinated planning between ACL and the grantee. The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding in the "Income Security and Social Services" activity category under CFDA 93.048. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types may apply, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full funding announcement.
Funding is significant and concentrated in a single award. ACL anticipates making one award with a ceiling of $4,935,000, positioning the recipient to operate as a national hub for development, coordination, training, and dissemination. The funding opportunity number is HHS 2020 ACL AOA HSSG 0417. It was created on March 19, 2020, with an original application deadline of May 20, 2020, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Overall, this opportunity supports a large-scale effort to move trauma-informed, person-centered care from specialized practice into wider adoption across aging services. By concentrating resources in a single cooperative agreement, ACL is signaling a strategy that prioritizes national coordination, consistent frameworks, and broader replication so that Holocaust survivors, other trauma-affected older adults, and their caregivers can more reliably find services that are safe, respectful, and responsive to trauma-related needs.Apply for HHS 2020 ACL AOA HSSG 0417
- 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 "Expanding the National Capacity for Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed (PCTI) Care: Services and Supports for Holocaust Survivors and Other Older Adults with a History of Trauma and Their Family Caregivers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 20, 2020 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 $4,935,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity about?
This federal funding opportunity, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), supports a national effort to expand capacity to deliver person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI) care and supportive services. It centers on Holocaust survivors living in the United States and also includes other older adults with a history of trauma, along with the family caregivers who support them.
Who is the grant intended to help?
The primary population includes Holocaust survivors in the United States. The opportunity also explicitly extends to other older adults who have experienced trauma (from a variety of possible sources) and to family caregivers assisting these individuals.
What does "person-centered, trauma-informed (PCTI)" mean in this opportunity?
Based on the opportunity description:
- Person-centered means services are organized around an individual's goals, preferences, culture, and lived experience rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.
- Trauma-informed means providers and organizations recognize how trauma can affect health, behavior, trust, and engagement with services; work to avoid re-traumatization; and improve emotional and physical safety for both clients and caregivers.
How does trauma relate to aging services in the context of this grant?
The opportunity emphasizes that trauma can shape an older person's health and behavior, influence trust in systems, and affect willingness or ability to engage with services. The grant aims to strengthen approaches that account for these realities so services are safer, more respectful, and more responsive.
Is the focus only on Holocaust survivors?
No. While Holocaust survivors remain central, the grant explicitly broadens the focus to include other older adults with a history of trauma and the caregivers who assist them.
What is the overall goal of the project?
The goal is to move person-centered, trauma-informed care and supportive services from specialized practice into wider, more consistent adoption across the aging services landscape nationwide. The emphasis is on building broader and more durable systems change, not only supporting isolated or limited-site activities.
What kind of role is the successful applicant expected to play?
The successful applicant is expected to take a national leadership role and help embed PCTI practices at multiple levels of the aging services network, including federal, state, and local/community-based systems.
Does this grant focus on direct services, or infrastructure and systems change?
The description indicates the work should go beyond direct service delivery and focus on strengthening infrastructure. Examples mentioned include developing and disseminating models of care, building provider competencies, supporting organizational adoption, and helping agencies integrate PCTI principles into routine operations.
What does it mean that the grant is meant to build on a prior ACL initiative?
This opportunity is designed to build directly on ACL's earlier initiative, "Advancing Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Supportive Services for Holocaust Survivors," by taking prior progress and scaling it into broader, more durable systems change across aging services.
What type of award is this?
This award is a cooperative agreement, which typically means there is substantial federal involvement during the project period. The description notes this may include ongoing collaboration, technical direction, and coordinated planning between ACL and the grantee.
How many awards does ACL expect to make?
ACL anticipates making one award, positioning the recipient to operate as a national hub for development, coordination, training, and dissemination.
What is the maximum funding amount (ceiling) for this award?
The ceiling amount is $4,935,000.
Which federal agency and office administer this opportunity?
The opportunity is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is HHS 2020 ACL AOA HSSG 0417.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on March 19, 2020.
What was the application deadline and submission method?
The original application deadline was May 20, 2020, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
What is the CFDA number and activity category listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.048 and the activity category "Income Security and Social Services."
What does "discretionary funding" mean in the listing?
The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding. (The description provided does not add further specifics beyond the listing category.)
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types may apply, subject to any additional eligibility clarifications contained in the full funding announcement.
What kinds of outcomes is ACL aiming for by concentrating funding in a single award?
By concentrating resources in a single cooperative agreement, ACL signals a strategy focused on national coordination, consistent frameworks, and broader replication so trauma-informed, person-centered approaches become more standard and accessible across aging services.
What is meant by "nationwide capability" in the context of this project?
The opportunity emphasizes increasing nationwide capability so that older adults with trauma histories and their caregivers can find services that are safe, respectful, and responsive wherever they seek help, rather than limiting improved practices to a small number of sites.
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